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When couples disagree on investment strategy after market losses in their late 50s

My spouse and I both lost money in the last market downturn and we're 57 now, and we're scared we don't have enough time to recover but we can't agree on whether to be more aggressive or more conservative with what we have left. We're both terrified of being wrong and ending up with nothing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Two people are trying to recover from financial setbacks when they have limited time and incompatible approaches to risk.

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