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I think over 1 million americans who lost their homes to foreclosure would disagree.
They didn't "lose" their homes because they didn't own them yet. Hence why I said no one can take your (deed) from you. You aren't the deed holder until you have a fulfillment of obligation and the Courts hand you over your deed.
My question is, how many of that 31% did have retirement savings before the crash of 2008 gutted it? (assuming that "savings" encompasses any type of product: savings account, IRA, 401K, pension plan) How many of that 31% lost their jobs during the worst of the recession and have not been able to replace that level of income, thus having to draw on and erode their original retirement savings either mostly or completely?
What I'd like to see is what percentage of that 31% did have retirement savings AT ONE TIME but through factors other than irresponsible spending they no longer do. Versus what percentage of the 31% never bothered to address their retirement income needs at all.
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I don't know - I've heard too many horror stories of people on the verge of retirement or newly retired when the bottom fell out in 2007. of course, I don't know how many of those folks had switched over fully to bonds by that time. Might have offered some protection.
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But the market has now recovered from those lows. Unless you sold completely at the bottom, you'd most likely be fine.
Agreed, I know it was a scary time back in 2007-2009 in the market, and no doubt scariest for those just on the brink of retiring because they probably had to relook a their plan. But as long as they didn't sell completely at the bottom, they would be doing better than they were before the recession, at least in terms of the market.
For those of us still many years from retirement and putting in a percentage of our income every month, 2007-2009 was a great time to be putting money into the market.
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If you gain and lose your gains and gain and lose your gains - would it not be worth it to just go the Jumbo CD or long term bond route, even if it is only 3.50?
No if you consistently invest you will come out far ahead because you are investing in the troughs.
For those of us still many years from retirement and putting in a percentage of our income every month, 2007-2009 was a great time to be putting money into the market.
They didn't "lose" their homes because they didn't own them yet. Hence why I said no one can take your (deed) from you. You aren't the deed holder until you have a fulfillment of obligation and the Courts hand you over your deed.
This is kinda true. However, it doesn't mean you can't lose money in your home. When the bubble popped in my area, values plunged 70% over about 3 years. That's far worse than what stocks did, and home values will likely not recover for many years to come.
No investment is truly risk free, which is why it makes sense to spread your money around.
Current research is showing that the old method of getting more and more conservative as you age was doing more harm then good.
Current data suggests you tone down equities a few years prior to retiring and glide down to 25-35% equities.
That protects you from being hurt to badly from bad markets and sequences early on but you dollar cost average back in at the rate of 1% a year increasing equities .
The higher equity positions make up down the road for poor markets early on and the 25-35% will add enough ooomph to grow the portfolio just fine if early on markets are up.
This is kinda true. However, it doesn't mean you can't lose money in your home. When the bubble popped in my area, values plunged 70% over about 3 years. That's far worse than what stocks did, and home values will likely not recover for many years to come.
No investment is truly risk free, which is why it makes sense to spread your money around.
This is kinda true. However, it doesn't mean you can't lose money in your home. When the bubble popped in my area, values plunged 70% over about 3 years. That's far worse than what stocks did, and home values will likely not recover for many years to come.
No investment is truly risk free, which is why it makes sense to spread your money around.
Right but my point was you cant actually LOSE the home, it can decrease in value sure, but you still own an asset. In stocks, its quite possible to lose everything and be left with nothing but a bitter taste in your mouth. I had a friend that worked for Winn Dixie and owned a sizeable amount of shares in them through their purchasing plan. They filed bankruptcy and restructured under a different name, this leaving him holding worthless paper.
Speculating in stocks by trying to pick just the right company , at just the right time ,in just the right sector ,in just the right market sentiment,yes they can fail.
Investing in a broad based stock fund ,impossible to lose everything unless the country fails. In which case your real estate would be just as crushed.
Right but my point was you cant actually LOSE the home, it can decrease in value sure, but you still own an asset. In stocks, its quite possible to lose everything and be left with nothing but a bitter taste in your mouth. I had a friend that worked for Winn Dixie and owned a sizeable amount of shares in them through their purchasing plan. They filed bankruptcy and restructured under a different name, this leaving him holding worthless paper.
Yes, bankruptcies can happen. Again, this is why you diversify. Myself, I hold only broad market index funds. The only way I can lose everything is if we experience a complete global economic collapse.
Edit: Said another way, holding a large portion of one's net worth in a single stock is very risky. It is far riskier than holding a broadly diversified portfolio.
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