For Gen X investors, dotcom bubble haunts stock market portfolios closing in on retirement

Investors aged 50 to 55 typically have 10 to 15 years remaining before retirement and continue accumulating retirement savings through 401(k) and IRA accounts during this period. A significant market decline during these years could reduce the value of their retirement portfolios. This age group entered the workforce during or after the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s, when stock valuations peaked and then declined sharply.

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