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For Gen X investors, dotcom bubble haunts stock market portfolios closing in on retirement

📰 source: cnbc_topnews · 💼 business

gen x investors, born 1965-1980, are less prepared for retirement than boomers, with only 14% having traditional pensions. many are heavily weighted in s&p 500 funds after a decade of gains, but a market crash near retirement—like the dot-com bust that took the s&p 500 4-13 years to recover—could lock in losses. sequence-of-returns risk means selling depressed assets for income can permanently derail retirement. advisors recommend a 'war chest' of 2 years of expenses in cash and 5 years in bonds, plus strategies like glide paths and bond tents to reduce the need to sell stocks during downturns. with 40-50% of s&p 500 value tied to ai stocks, concentration risk adds danger. gradual shifts out of cap-weighted funds into value or equal-weight can help.

why it matters: gen x faces a retirement crisis with no pension safety net—a bad market timing could force selling at the worst moment, locking in losses.

source: cnbc_topnews
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Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues

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Homes are selling below asking in 38 of the 50 biggest U.S. cities—if you can afford one

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China is gaining ground in AI. But the U.S. still has a major advantage

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US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

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Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues

Homes are selling below asking in 38 of the 50 biggest U.S. cities—if you can afford one

China is gaining ground in AI. But the U.S. still has a major advantage

US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects