, Columnist
Now What? Advice for Retiring Into a Recession
Make sure you have an emergency fund. You may need it sooner than you thought if a downturn hits.
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Inflation rates are the highest since the early 1980s and most economists expect the economy to fall into a recession by 2024.
But it gets worse. Stocks are officially in a bear market, with the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declining 20% from its peak in early January.