Near Retirement? 3 Strategies to Consider In a Market Downturn

When the market is down, it can make you feel pretty uneasy. Emotions can rise and panic can feel like the natural re-sponse, especially when you’re nearing retirement. You spent decades just saving to get to this point, and now you're watching your retirement savings drop in value. You might be wondering what changes you should make. Should you move to cash? What action should you be taking with your accounts as you watch your accounts drop in value and you're getting closer to your retirement date? We want to focus on strategies that can help our plan during these high emotions versus letting emotions potentially hurt our plan. Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode: ⚖️ Strategy #1: Rebalance your portfolio to take advantage of market shifts 💵 Strategy #2: Increase contributions when prices are low 🔁 Strategy #3: Use Roth conversions to lock in tax-free growth 📉 What happens if you miss the market’s best days 🧾 Roth alternatives when your income is too high 0:00 – Intro 2:01 – Strategy #1: Rebalancing 4:27 – Strategy #2: Increasing contributions 7:03 – Strategy #3: Roth conversion 10:04 – Chart of the Week of Best Market Days 13:38 – Listener question on tax-advantaged accounts #Retirement #RetirementPlanning #StockMarket #MarketDownturn #BearMarket #investing Look at the chart we referenced: https://www.hartfordfunds.com/practic... ____________________________________________ Company website: https://sierensfinancialgroup.com/ Podcast website and resources: https://maxretirementshow.com/ Phone: (847) 235-6989 Contact our team: [email protected] Schedule your no-cost introductory call: https://sierensfinancialgroup.com/sch... Join us for our next financial workshop: https://sierensfinancialgroup.com/ Check out our free guides: Unlocking Hidden Tax Savings Guide: https://maxretirementshow.com/taxes/ Social Security Benefits Guide: https://maxretirementshow.com/socials... Will Your Money Last As Long As You Do Guide: https://sierensfinancialgroup.com/ Facebook:   / sierensfinancial   LinkedIn:   / scott-sierens-sfg