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      article by American Funds
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      What volatility means for retirement plan participants

      Sunder Ramkumar Senior manager, client analytics, Capital Group
      Mar 25, 2019

      Key takeaways

      • Careful menu design can help retirement plan participants make better investment decisions.
      • Investors nearing retirement are among the most vulnerable to downward market volatility because they have less runway available to make up any losses.
      • “Defensive equities” may offer older employees a better balance of risk and return than simply lowering equity allocations.

      As the market neared its ninth consecutive year of bullish growth in early 2018, volatility made a return to the market — and again, dramatically, in the fourth quarte

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