IRA's are losing value - where are people putting money to protect it's value?

Question

IRA's are losing value - where are people putting money to protect it's value?

Answer 1

Now would be pretty close to the worst possible time to sell stocks, you know.

There is nothing that guarantees failure like waiting until an investment has fallen in value, panicking, and selling out.

Answer 2

Cash is King.

Now is the time to  Concentrate on

RETURN OF CAPITAL, Not, RETURN ON CAPITAL

Answer 3

IRA's in certain annuities can protect your downside risk (they guarantee your principal will not be lost) and offer aggressive gains when the market comes back.

Answer 4

The smart ones have a good "asset allocation" and understand that stocks go down as well as up. They know, that in time they will be rewarded for their patience.

It will be the ignorant that will cash in their accounts..... and they'll never know when the right time is to put it back into the market.

Answer 5

keep your money in long-term investments, and you'll come out ahead in the long run.

too many retail investors are in the habit of selling at the bottom and buying at the top.  don't be one of them!  be a buyer here of great opportunities.

heck, everything is on sale now!  last friday, one of the preferred stock issues that i own was yielding almost 20%!  you bet i backed up the truck on that!  and i'll come out way ahead in the long-run because of it.