Your Money: Coronavirus fears shake Yale economist Robert Shiller

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Reuters Money Make sense of the market.       Tweet       Share Your Money: Coronavirus fears shake Yale economist Robert Shiller In scary times like these, it is comforting to talk to someone who has seen and studied a lot of things – booms, busts, and everything in between. Your Money: Now is not the time to stop saving for retirement When you see soda on sale at the supermarket, do you run screaming into the parking lot in a panic? Or do you buy six? Prime money-market funds could slow redemptions as they bleed assets U.S. prime money-market funds have lost more than 10% of their assets and the prospect of funds slowing customer redemptions is rising amid unprecedented market turmoil, top credit-rating agency Moody's Corp said on Thursday. Investor Ackman tweets to Trump: Close down the country Billionaire investor William Ackman, who has long worried about risks posed by the coronavirus, called on the Trump administration on Wednesday to seal off the country for 30 days and said stocks would "soar" if such restrictions were imposed. Already retired, or close to it? How to think about volatility in perilous times The breathtaking coronavirus-induced plunge of the stock market has unnerved retirement investors of all ages, but it poses special risks for people close to, or already retired. Unlike younger workers with many years ahead of earning and saving, older investors are less able to fall back on income from work and may have less ability to wait out their losses. Your Money: A coronavirus emergency plan for paying your bills Lives are on hold all over the world as we distance ourselves socially to contain the coronavirus, but bills still pile up. Coronavirus selloff leaves just one U.S. active equity mutual fund positive for the year A tiny mutual fund that invests in companies that produce products and services for parents is the only fund among the $4.3 trillion actively managed U.S. equity fund industry to post a positive return for the year to date through Monday, according to Morningstar data. Stampede to get out: bond ETFs get crushed in selloff A rush to sell global bonds in the past week has now rippled into the world of exchange-traded funds with some of the most actively traded seeing the most bulging gaps relative to the value of underlying holdings in years. Related Videos Introducing the all-new Reuters News app The new Reuters News app is here, redesigned from the ground up to fit your busy life. Get it now on iOS Your world. Your news. More Newsletters Get Reuters News App Get Reuters TV App               © 2020 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 Email Preferences    |   Privacy Policy    |   Terms and Conditions