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> Imagine retiring after a decades-long career and realizing what could have been. I'm not following what this means. Can you please elaborate?
by cced 1y ago
> Imagine retiring after a decades-long career and realizing what could have been.
I'm not following what this means. Can you please elaborate?
- jlmcguire 1y agoI believe they mean realizing that if you had invested into stocks instead of money market you'd have likely realized a quite large return. Money markets seek to keep your returns to around inflation.
- peterbecich 1y agoIf I remember this article correctly https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/the-401-k-rollover-mistake-that-costs-retirement-savers-billions-c7a19dfa?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/the-401-k-ro..., the summary is some peoples' 401k accounts are not invested in the stock market. Rather the money sits for years collecting interest, growing far less.