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Retirement outcomes may hinge on outdated assumptions, MarketWatch warns

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MarketWatch highlights that investors may be harmed by using outdated assumptions in retirement planning, rather than focusing solely on headline risks like a stock market crash or inflation.

The outlet argues an obsolete datapoint can undermine retirement outcomes, implying that plan results may be less accurate when inputs are no longer current.

MarketWatch’s assessment centers on the idea that retirement risk analysis should be updated, because relying on old measures can distort expectations about how portfolios perform over time.

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MarketWatchThe biggest risk to retirement plans may no longer be a stock market crash or inflation
MarketWatchThe biggest risk to retirement plans may no longer be a stock market crash or inflation

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