Elizabeth Ayoola

I love a good index fund. So it can be helpful too for people to take the long view of their investments, something that I personally always like to emphasize. We've been seeing these big market swings over the past several weeks, but how long do you really have until you need this money?

Unless you're retiring in the next few years or you need to pull money from your brokerage account to, let's say, put a down payment on a house in the next year or two, you can find that nerdy balance of staying informed about what's happening, but not letting yourself get caught up in the day-to-day anxiety of it all.

Unless you're retiring in the next few years or you need to pull money from your brokerage account to, let's say, put a down payment on a house in the next year or two, you can find that nerdy balance of staying informed about what's happening, but not letting yourself get caught up in the day-to-day anxiety of it all.

Unless you're retiring in the next few years or you need to pull money from your brokerage account to, let's say, put a down payment on a house in the next year or two, you can find that nerdy balance of staying informed about what's happening, but not letting yourself get caught up in the day-to-day anxiety of it all.

I also remind myself that life ebbs and flows and no bad situation lasts forever. That applies to the market too.

I also remind myself that life ebbs and flows and no bad situation lasts forever. That applies to the market too.

I also remind myself that life ebbs and flows and no bad situation lasts forever. That applies to the market too.

I've personally been ignoring my 401k, to be honest with you.

I've personally been ignoring my 401k, to be honest with you.

I've personally been ignoring my 401k, to be honest with you.

Yeah, but I will say that I had to sell some restricted stock units to pay for expenses last month while the market was down, and that was not fun because I was at a loss. But thankfully, I do not need to pull funds from my retirement account, and hopefully when I do in the next few decades, my account will be in the green territory.

Yeah, but I will say that I had to sell some restricted stock units to pay for expenses last month while the market was down, and that was not fun because I was at a loss. But thankfully, I do not need to pull funds from my retirement account, and hopefully when I do in the next few decades, my account will be in the green territory.

Yeah, but I will say that I had to sell some restricted stock units to pay for expenses last month while the market was down, and that was not fun because I was at a loss. But thankfully, I do not need to pull funds from my retirement account, and hopefully when I do in the next few decades, my account will be in the green territory.

You sound like my financial advisor. We talked about that last week.

You sound like my financial advisor. We talked about that last week.

You sound like my financial advisor. We talked about that last week.

I love margaritas. But to answer your question, I am thankful for the stock market sale. And I feel like the future of my portfolio is bright. I'm running with that blind optimism.

I love margaritas. But to answer your question, I am thankful for the stock market sale. And I feel like the future of my portfolio is bright. I'm running with that blind optimism.

I love margaritas. But to answer your question, I am thankful for the stock market sale. And I feel like the future of my portfolio is bright. I'm running with that blind optimism.

Next up, we have our smart planning segment with a listener who has questions about adjusting their investment strategy in times of economic uncertainty.