My dad has worked his ass off his whole life. Was nearly wiped out by the dotcom bubble, got hit hard in 2008, and is now getting hurt by the market fluctuating.

I feel awful for him, but this is what happens when an entire generations idea of saving is purely speculative.

I understand the impulse to want “them” to fix it, but “they” created the problem in the first place.

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Even on a sound money standard equities will always fluctuate in price to some extent, that is the point.

They’re a forward looking product that the market determines a price for.