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drray23

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Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:47 PM Sunday

stock market is crashing but do not panic. [View all]

Now is not the time to pull and sell your assets, or you will realize the losses. If we are heading towards a bear market (more than 20 % drop, which would mean going from 50k to 40k on the DOW), it will take on average 2 to 3 years to recover. If it's less than a bear market, it's usually months.

If you are within a few years of retiring, you can ride this and come out ok because after a big down, the recovery will make us coast for a couple of years, which is crucial for the first two years of your retirement for long term survival of your 401k funds.

As usual, the next democratic president in 2029 will have to mop up from Trump's mayhem.


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