Retirees' $2M Portfolios Hit Cash 'Safety Trap' Amid Fed Rate Cuts

The latest warning highlights a 'safety trap' for over-60 investors with $2 million portfolios holding 25%-35% in cash ($500,000-$700,000), as Fed rate cuts of 0.75 percentage points erode yields while bonds rally. This builds on earlier coverage of nine retirement threats, including ~3% long-term inflation halving purchasing power over 25 years, sequence-of-returns risk, and potential 28% Social Security cuts. Experts urge trimming cash to a 6-12 month buffer, reallocating to intermediate-duration bonds (10-year Treasury at 4.3%) and dividend growers like Johnson & Johnson (3.1% payout hike), spurring flows into fixed income and defensives.