Go ahead and book those travel plans
Dec 3, 2009
Seems plausible, but economists Alan Gustman and Nahid Tabatabai of Dartmouth College and Thomas Steinmeier of Texas Tech argue otherwise. In a recent study, they conclude that the stock market declines of 2008 and 2009 will not result in massive losses for the typical near-retiree. In fact, they may postpone their retirement by only a month and a half, on average, and in some cases may even accelerate it.
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