Re: I think Robert and you would find this interesting

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40>
 > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:10:50 -0700
 >
 > I wonder how bad the stock market will get.  That’s my concern right now 
 > because it seems abnormally high given the current circumstances.  I assume 
 > that there will be a deep drop at some point?

Nobody can predict what the stock market will do.  I think the only thing
to do is to assume that, in the long run, it will increase and to buffer
yourself in the short-term for any such deep drops.

 > > On Jun 11, 2020, at 9:54 AM, Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert> wrote:
 > >> From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40>
 > >> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:38:00 -0700
 > >> 
 > >> Not making enough to save that much right now. I can this summer.  I’m two
 > >> months short of that - I have 4 months saved now but only because I stopped
 > >> vesting in my 401k temporarily.
 > > 
 > > I see online that you have 'til the end of 2020 to pull money out of your
 > > 401k.
 > > 
 > > So, if it were me, I'd wait until you build up your 6 months of savings to
 > > weather a further downturn before making further decisions.