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Economy

IbogaProject

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23. Retirement

Reply to marybourg (Reply #19)

Sat Oct 21, 2023, 09:50 PM

Oct 2023

Plus with the older cohort they are required to take at least minimum distributions. That generation's investment phase contributed to the strong stock returns. The following generations have a lower percent of net investment, so on balance the demand for equities may decline. This is before any consideration of the effect the rapid hike of interest rates, after a long phase a relatively low mortgage rates.

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Why is the boomer generation ending its investment marybourg Oct 2023 #19

Retirement IbogaProject Oct 2023 #23

I don't think people generally cash in their investments abruptly the day they retire. marybourg Oct 2023 #24

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