What baby boomers learned from weathering the Great Recession — and what they regret

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• Now in or near retirement, three boomers told BI about their experiences navigating past recessions.
• The 2008 Great Recession taught them to better navigate both the stock market and personal uncertainty.
• "Sometimes you're going to have bad luck," one said. "We just sucked it up and started over again."

Lynn Benning, 67, said every financial downturn has hit her differently.

During the stagflation of 1980, she was in her 20s...