After the effects of 4.1%

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After the effects of 4.1% inflation are included, real net worth fell for the year.

where did marketwatch get that number?

http://www.miseryindex.us/irbyyear.asp

the number for 2007 is 2.85%, and according to

http://inflationdata.com/, they got the number from the consumer price index, not from the core inflation number which excludes food and gas.