How to Protect Your Retirement Savings Now as Markets Plunge

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May 31, 2025 • 17 mins

If you’re within five years of retiring, either before or after, you’re at your most vulnerable financially. Retiring in a down market presents a very unique risk known as "sequence of returns risk." In this video, Peter with Richon Planning and Erin Kennedy break down the top 5 steps to weather the volatility.

1. Build a Cash Cushion: protect against Sequence Risk

2. Fix Your Mix (a little): adjust your portfolio according to your risk tolerance

3. Adjust Your Spending: both expenses and withdrawal rate

4. Work a Little Longer: it means sustainable income and the chance to delay claiming Social Security

5. Consult an Advisor: a holistic financial plan will be tailored to your goals and will protect against volatility

If you'd like to talk through this volatility to make sure you have a plan that accounts for market downturns, or even capitaizes on them, please call Peter at (919) 300-5886 or visit www.RichonPlanning.com

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