The past few years have been tough on a lot of investors with many tapping into their nest eggs early or shying away from the stock market for fear of loss. Even young workers are making these moves.
About 45% of workers between the ages of 18 and 35 say they don’t see a point in saving for their future until things return to normal, according to a Fidelity survey. But there are serious flaws in that logic.
The Fidelity survey didn’t give a clear definition of what “back to normal” meant. It did mention the COVID-19 pandemic and record-high inflation as two of the major hurdles savers are currently dealing with. However, it didn’t specify what needed to happen for workers to feel that things were back to normal again.
Each person likely has a little bit different criteria. But if you’re waiting for prices to drop to pre-pandemic levels and the stock market to recover before you start saving for your future again, you could be waiting a very long time.
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