Mike Milligan warns that concentrating retirement assets in one booming market, whether stocks or real estate, can be devastating when conditions shift. He advocates diversifying across stocks, bonds, annuities, cash, and alternatives to protect against downturns.
When the market is booming like it has over the last several years, it's tempting just to take just to try to chase the returns of the stock market. It's it's tempting to do the same thing when the real estate market is as hot as it is. But concentration in one sector or asset class can be disastrous if the tide turns. The article from Investopedia points out that broad diversification across stocks and bonds, annuities, cash, and even other alternative assets can soften the blow of market downturns. And so. A boomer or even a Gen Xer, if you're listening now, creating a portfolio that balances both growth with protection and liquidity is so important to weather any storm in retirement.
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