The dialogue from Stanley Kubrick’s unforgettable film - Eyes Wide Shut, “I have seen one or two things in my life but never, never anything like this", reminds me of the unfortunate retiree who stumbles into his current state of affairs – read: no active income – with little preparation and plenty of trepidation. It is a shocker for him, of course, given the full impact of the relentless inflation he is about to face, and the utterly mortifying feeling that his life could get upended if his investment strategies somehow go wrong.