Four Ways to Navigate the Bumps of Today's Volatile Market

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Your fixed, recurring expenses would be covered by Social Security or pension benefits, if available.
50% : If Social Security or pension benefits are not available or not sufficient to cover the expenses, you could set aside a portion of your nest egg to create the needed income using dividend-paying stocks, bonds and/or annuities.
48% : Now, while it's certainly possible to balance on a seat with two legs, it isn't comfortable or stable -- just as a portfolio with only a 401(k) (tax-deferred) and an investment account (taxable) will compound losses from volatility by added leakage based on tax costs.

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