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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just spent 2 hours on hold trying to get money out of my IRA
I don't think it's going to happen...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,858 posts)You haven't lost anything unless you sell.
Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)That Ira is a pain in the ass.
we can do it
(12,196 posts)tandem5
(2,072 posts)Dem2
(8,168 posts)I'd actually sell some bonds and buy into stocks.
tandem5
(2,072 posts)you gotta wait for the punditry to shake their heads and say the phrase "tough economic times" about million times over first.
renate
(13,776 posts)Waiting for a buyer's market that didn't seem to really come. Until it did. We just bought some stocks I've had my eye on and got a great deal.
Being on hold for 2 hours may have been a blessing in disguise for you. Personally, the last thing I'd do right now is sell low, but we do have a few more years before we need to draw on our retirement accounts, so YMMV. The Trump Slump won't last forever.
jpak
(41,759 posts)Everything is in money market accounts
I need some emergency cash to pay my Cobra premiums if I become unemployed.
I will be on Medicare at the end of the summer - if I live that long....