Did Your Retirement Nest Egg Shrink Last Year? 5 Things to Do Now

Last year was terrible for stocks, with the Dow, S&P and tech-heavy Nasdaq all posting double-digit losses. And that showed up in retirement accounts.

According to Fidelity, In the third quarter of 2022, 401(k) balances were 23 percent lower than the year before.

That's a lot of loss.

This makes for stressful savers, especially those nearing retirement. So, what's an investor to do?

Let's find out.

In this week's podcast, host Stacy Johnson is joined by financial journalist Miranda Marquit. Listening in and sometimes contributing is producer Aaron Freeman. This week, we're joined by Robert Gilliland, the managing director and senior wealth advisor with Concenture Wealth Management. He's going to help us navigate our retirement accounts during a bear market.

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Is your retirement in trouble?

For many Americans, their only exposure to the stock market is what's in their 401(k)s. This can feel extremely frustrating after a year like 2022. However, the good news, Robert points out, is that down years are usually followed by recovery. There might be a setback, but if you don't panic and lock in your losses, chances are that your portfolio will recover.

We'll talk about specific ways you can prepare yourself and your portfolio to avoid a retirement setback during a down stock market.

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Worried about what's next for the stock market?

Even if you stay the course and aren't worried about your retirement, you might still be nervous about the stock market and a coming recession. We look at what we think might be on the way and what you can do about it.

(Check out our podcast episode recapping the biggest financial stories of 2022—and how they might impact your pocketbook.)

Don't forget to check out the Money Talks News Solutions Center, where you can find links to high-yield bank accounts, financial advisors and other helpful tools for making the most of your money. Make sure you check out our other great articles and podcast episodes on making the most of your investments, no matter what's happening in the markets.

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Meet this week's guest, Robert Gilliland

Robert G. Gilliland CRPC®, CEPA®, is the managing director and senior wealth advisor of Concenture Wealth Management and has more than 25 years of experience serving residents in the Houston area.

Throughout his career, Gilliland has developed extensive money management and leadership expertise. While attending Stephen F. Austin State University, he ran a franchise of restaurants where he learned valuable organizational, interpersonal and time management skills. This experience would serve him well as he accepted a job at Merrill Lynch after graduation and would hold various leadership roles, including Sales Manager, Resident Director, and later, a member of the Advisory Council to Management. With a strong desire to serve local residents without the constraints of corporate mandates and to offer a wider variety of products and solutions to help them better achieve their financial goals, Gilliland founded his own independent financial advisory firm, Concenture Wealth Management.

Gilliland is an investment advisor representative (IAR) who holds both the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®)and the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) designations. He has been named to Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list in both 2019 and 2020.

Outside of the office, Gilliland is an avid hunter and fisherman. He serves on several boards and foundations, including the Board of Trustees for Northland Christian School in Houston and volunteering at Warrior's Weekend, an annual outdoor community event supporting combat veterans.

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About the hosts

Stacy Johnson founded Money Talks News in 1991. He's a CPA, and he has also earned licenses in stocks, commodities, options principal, mutual funds, life insurance, securities supervisor and real estate.

Miranda Marquit, MBA, is a financial expert, writer and speaker. She's been covering personal finance and investing topics for almost 20 years. When not writing and podcasting, she enjoys travel, reading and the outdoors.

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