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The Most Serious Financial Risk Facing Retirees
If you ask pre-retirees and retirees to name the most serious financial risk they face, they often cite investment risk. That’s not surprising, given that this risk received a lot of attention in 2022 due to the volatility in the stock market and the sharp increase in interest rates.