R7.00 for a McDonald’s Big Mac

• A Big Mac now costs R56.90, up from R7.00 in 1995
• Inflation has eroded South Africans' purchasing power over the past 31 years, with prices rising at a compound annual rate of 7% for the Big Mac
• Investing in equities can help beat inflation and maintain purchasing power, with historical returns on the JSE and American stock markets consistently exceeding inflation over the past 100 years