‘I’m not looking’ — Americans close to retirement are afraid to check their account balances

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President Trump has urged people to "be cool” in assessing the impact of tariffs on their investments.

Asked about his own savings earlier this month, he chuckled and replied: "I haven’t checked my 401(k).

Oats Estridge, who lives in Dayton, Ohio, retired from a job in software engineering and now writes books, including her latest, on four octogenarian women kidnapped by sex-trafficking aliens.

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Author / Journalist: Matt Sedensky, The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: Retirement Markets Stock prices Donald Trump Tariffs

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Published On: 2025-04-27 @ 20:20:59 (1 days ago)

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