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‘My wife and I are both retired’: Do we dip into our $2.3 million fund to pay off our $300,000 mortgage at 2.9%?

Market Watch August 8, 2026 · 2:48 pm Read Original
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‘My wife and I are both retired’: Do we dip into our $2.3 million fund to pay off our $300,000 mortgage at 2.9%?

“Right now, we’re withdrawing about $100,000 a year from our investments.”

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Source Market Watch
Published Aug 8, 2026 · 2:48 pm
Article ID bxc9wpl
Original URL Open source
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Pessimistic -25.0
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