How to protect your nest egg from tariff volatility near retirement
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After the latest stock market volatility, many Americans are feeling stressed about the future of the U.S. economy and their finances.
That uncertainty can be even more unsettling for near-retirees who are preparing to leave the workforce and tap portfolios for living expenses, experts say.
To that point, your first five years of retirement are the “danger zone” for tapping accounts during a downturn, according to Amy Arnott, a portfolio strategist with Morningstar Research Services.
If you take assets from accounts when the value is falling, “there’s less money left in the portfolio to benefit from an eventual rebound in the market,” she said.
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