Words to Remember

Selling To Avoid Pain Often Backfires 🧠

Peter Lynch quote: Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections than lost in the corrections themselves.

Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections than lost in the corrections themselves.

Peter Lynch

Why we ran it

The average 401(k) hit a record $167,970, but the median saver had $44,115, and the issue did the math on what that actually buys in retirement. Most of the gap is time in the market. Lynch's line is about the most common way savers cut that time short.

From the June 26, 2026 issue: Your 401(k) Needs A Checkup →

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