Investor and personal finance author Ric Edelman believes it's a practical strategy to take chips off the table right now." this week."Do you have the stomach? Does your spouse have the stomach to hang in there if things get ugly like they did in '01, '08, 2020? Can you hang in there?"
"It's easy to be negative and that can cause you to say, 'Why do I want to put myself in a position of maybe losing another 20% or 30% of my money when I've already amassed an awful lot of money and I am already in my '60s or '70s and I need the safety and protection and by the way get five percent in my bonds or U.S. Treasury or my bank CD? Why don't I just park it? Earn 5%. Call it a day,' he said.
"I'm not sure everybody in the investment world is acting logically as opposed to emotionally. You've got to know yourself," said Edelman.