Boomers are in big trouble if the stock market keeps sliding

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• Baby boomers' hopes of retiring comfortably could be at risk if stocks keep falling.
• Older Americans could be forced to delay retirement, resume working, or cut back on spending.
• Retirement gurus shared a range of strategies to preserve their nest eggs.

Baby boomers' dreams of a comfy retirement are in jeopardy as a flagging stock market threatens to spoil their plans.

The benchmark S&P 500 index dropped 10% between February 19 and March 13 ...