| ▲ | AnimalMuppet 10 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
It may, a bit. If the 401k is in the stock market, and the stock market is down, their total visible money is down. That tends to decrease enthusiasm for spending. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | bryanlarsen 9 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
It may also affect it a lot. Retirees I know have a retirement plan that involves their retirement accounts being at a specific level at the end of each year. If their accounts are over that level because the stock market had a good year, they consider it funny money that they're allowed to spend. | |||||||||||||||||
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