Retiring baby boomers are getting wiped out by inflation and a volatile stock market

Nov 22, 2022 View Original Article
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Bias Score Analysis

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"The natural extension of this wisdom is that pre-retirees and retirees should rely on other sources of income to get them through until the market recovers -- the most common go-to source being Social Security."
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"Kurinec, for instance, recommends his clients build an on-ramp into retirement using a year or two of savings, rather than relying on Social Security or withdrawals from investments."
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10% Conservative
"A savings account balance isn't going to net investors a ton of return, but using these funds now instead of dipping into retirement accounts means that those investments will have a better chance of recovering and you can hold off on claiming Social Security."
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4% Conservative
"By claiming Social Security early, they are likely forfeiting the promised growth built into Social Security from each year of delay."
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-8% Liberal
"But if that means claiming Social Security early (full retirement age is 66 or 67 for most baby boomers), Rothstein says it could be a bad bet."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The natural extension of this wisdom is that pre-retirees and retirees should rely on other sources of income to get them through until the market recovers -- the most common go-to source being Social Security.
55% :Kurinec, for instance, recommends his clients build an on-ramp into retirement using a year or two of savings, rather than relying on Social Security or withdrawals from investments.
52% : A savings account balance isn't going to net investors a ton of return, but using these funds now instead of dipping into retirement accounts means that those investments will have a better chance of recovering and you can hold off on claiming Social Security.
46% : "By claiming Social Security early, they are likely forfeiting the promised growth built into Social Security from each year of delay.
35% : But if that means claiming Social Security early (full retirement age is 66 or 67 for most baby boomers), Rothstein says it could be a bad bet.

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