Boomer Exhale

 The sophisticated could blow off a stock market "crash." That is, if they were young. The market always comes back - and stronger.

Not so with us Boomers. Yesterday with the more than 1100 plunge we were thrown into panic. If this were a deep correction lasting years we might not be around to gain from the turnaround.

Now we can relax a little. The Dow Jones swung back into positive territory.

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December 19, 11:16 AM EST · Market Open

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