People who have a big portion of their assets in stocks and mutual funds stand to lose
the most if the market tanks as they are preparing to or starting to withdraw money from their accounts.
Not exact matches
Many traders,
if not
most, begin their trading careers with lofty goals and a full
tank of hope, but those things can fade very quickly
if you aren't approaching the
market from the right «angle».
If you're buying flips and the
market tanks, but the property would be even or negative cash flow when rented out then you're
most likely going to lose tens of thousands of dollars.
Many retirees enjoy the feeling of security that comes from covering all or
most of their essential retirement living expenses with income they can count even
if the
market tanks.
Caveat though,
if the stock
market tanks, I'll
most likely move all of our savings from our principal to 401k of myself and my wifes since there would be a huge sale!