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The Way Forward

Gore1FL

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1. I have been saving with the idea of producing the income I need in retirement.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2025, 01:45 PM

Feb 25

If I sell, I lose income from long-invested stocks and have to cough up capital gains on decades worth of investments purchased expressly with the strategy of never selling them. That is quite a loss for the limited impact it might have.

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I have o money in the stock market. (77 years old so i'm done with stock market investments)my question is [View all] bluestarone Feb 25 OP

I have been saving with the idea of producing the income I need in retirement. Gore1FL Feb 25 #1

I'm certain a big drop in the stock market would get Trump's attention. But it would hurt me too. My retirement funds Walleye Feb 25 #2

I DO understand this. bluestarone Feb 25 #4

There are massive amounts on money in stocks invested by funds of all sorts Trust_Reality Feb 25 #3

Withdrawing from my IRA etc. costs me taxes. usonian Feb 25 #5

Yea won't argue that at all. bluestarone Feb 25 #6

not a good idea sweetapogee Feb 26 #7

No DeepWinter Feb 26 #8

also sweetapogee Feb 26 #9