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Sequence Risk

Categories: Retirement and Pension,

Risk involved in making withdrawals from an investment during or immediately after periods of poor performance. A retiree who begins withdrawing funds from a retirement account just after a market downturn may seriously deplete the value of the account. To reduce this risk, the retiree may have to make smaller withdrawals than planned during the early stages of retirement.

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Employee Retirement Income Security Act Section 510

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