Money
Investors who braved stock market fared better than others
Retirement savers who stuck with the unstable stock market throughout 2008 and 2009 have ended up faring much better than those who took their money out of equities in entirely. MarketWatch reports a Fidelity Investments study shows that investors who continued to contribute to their 401(k) saw a 64 percent growth in their account balance between October 2008 and June 2011.
Running counter to retirement savers who stuck with it through the volatile market, those who took their money out saw just a two percent jump in their account balances over the same period. According to the news source, those who jumped off but then back in struck a middle ground, averaging about 25 percent growth.
It also appears that most of the 7.1 million investors surveyed made the right decision, as only about 1.6 percent dropped their equities altogether.
"People either had one response or the other," Beth McHugh, vice president of market insights at Fidelity, told the news source. "Either, ‘I’m getting out [of equities] altogether,’ or, ‘I’m not going to add any more to the market; I’m taking my money elsewhere. A small subset did both - that was about 5,000 participants."
You might also find these articles interesting.
Affordable Care Act offers boomers considerable benefits - 01/06/2013
Since it was signed into law in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - often referred to as Obamacare - has received a great deal of attention.
Fiscal cliff deal includes some good news for boomers - 01/04/2013
When Congress reached a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, the reaction was generally mixed, but baby boomers heading toward retirement were given some good news.
Any boomer vs. millennial conflict may be overblown - 01/04/2013
It's easy to think there's a rivalry between baby boomers and millennials. The two generations are seemingly at odds on everything from movies to spending habits.
Attitudes toward finances differ between older, younger boomers - 12/21/2012
With 78 million members, the baby boomer generation makes up a large swath of the population, and while it is often viewed as a single entity, a recent study suggests there are considerable differences when it comes to financial planning.
