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Article: Signs of Stock Risk for Retirees
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- April 19, 2000
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04-19-2000
Signs of Stock Risk for Retirees
DENVER (AP) -- When retirees think of blue chips they usually think of price stability, security and steady, healthy dividends.
Blue chips -- Coca-Cola, IBM, Procter & Gamble, GE, to name a few -- have long been a mainstay in the portfolio of retirees and those nearing retirement. But in today's market, stability, security and dividends are no longer a given among the blue chips, an investment expert at the College for Financial Planning says.
That doesn't mean retirees should not consider owning blue chips, says Ron Meier, a professor of investment planning. But older investors who don't weather stock declines as comfortably as ...