Walter Updegrave suggest the follwoing:
1. Review your asset allocation. Divide your portfolio into two broad categories: stocks & bonds.
2. Estimate the downside. "In the financial crisis year of 2008, for example, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 37% of its value, while the broad bond market gained just over 5%. So if you’ve got 70% of your retirement portfolio in stocks and 30% in bonds, you can figure that in a comparable downturn your nest egg would lose roughly 25% of its value."
3. Assess the impact of a market downturn. "Go to a retirement income calculator that uses Monte Carlo simulations and enter your nest egg’s current value as well as such information as your age, income, when you plan retire, how your savings are invested and how much you’re saving each year (or spending, if you’re already retired). You’ll come away with the percentage chance that you’ll be able to generate the income you’ll need throughout retirement based on things as they stand now."
Read the details at: http://time.com/money/3653799/retirement-plan-crash-proof/
3 Simple Steps to Crash-Proof Your Retirement Accounts
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