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karmakurtisaani • yesterday at 8:26 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Or perhaps not. You don't want to retire at a moment when the retirement fund is down 20% and decides to pay no interest on your savings for the next 10 years. Or not pay you at all.


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post-it • yesterday at 8:35 PM

It doesn't really matter. 20% down from peak after 30 years of growth is going to be far over your book value.

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devin • yesterday at 8:35 PM

Isn't this precisely what target date funds are for?