Sentences with phrase «assets at depressed prices»

If you had originally planned withdrawing 4 % a year, temporarily lowering this to a smaller withdrawal rate would help mitigate the damage done by a market crash (assuming you have to sell assets at depressed prices).

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Uncertainty in housing markets and the economy are forcing financial institutions to mark mortgage securities at fire - sale prices, rather than their value if held to maturity, effectively creating a vicious circle of more write - downs that further depress asset values, Mr. Bernanke explained.