Rigby5
Diamond Member
That’s why you need to have cash. So even if the market tanks when you first retire, you live off the cash + SS, and just ride the market back up.
As far as the COVID crash, not only did I not sell, I was looking to scoop up some bargains. Problem was that the market rebounded SO quickly - really sharp V - that I hesitated for a brief time and lost the opportunity.
You can't "ride the market back up.
Once a company like Enron tanks, they NEVER come back up again.