This inflation calculator uses the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 1913 to 2025 to estimate the U.S. dollar's buying power and future value.

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. The time value of money means ...

This calculator shows how inflation affects the purchasing power of money over time. The nominal value is what your investment will be worth in future dollars, while the real value shows what it will ...

What is the time value of money? Time value of money (TVM) is the concept that money has greater value now than it will in the future based on earning potential. Generally, fiat money is devalued by ...

In business, time isn’t just money—it changes the value of it as well. The concept of the Time Value of Money (TVM) may sound like something reserved for finance textbooks, but it’s one of the most ...