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As the U.S. government edged closer to default, bond purchases by retirement savers sank to a 12-year low.

As clients stared down the debt ceiling impasse and fears of a recession, they largely left their investments alone.

Even as Silicon Valley Bank and other lenders collapsed, retirement savers stayed the course — with help from their advisors.

Client optimism remains volatile as the stock market stumbles. After a surge in January, confidence plunged once again in February.

As prices rise less quickly and fears of a recession subside, retirement savers are starting 2023 in a good mood.

After a buoyant November, December's sliding stocks and persistent inflation put retirement savers in an anxious mood.

As inflation slows, stocks recover and the Fed sends modestly encouraging signals, retirement investors are starting to show more optimism — just in time for the holidays.

As control of Congress hung in the balance, many retirement investors chose to watch and wait.

After a summer of rising optimism, future retirees expressed high anxiety about the economy in September.

Future retirees felt slightly better about the economy in July, new data shows. But advisors say their clients are still "nervous."

As inflation rages and fears of a recession loom, future retirees are showing historically low confidence in the economy.

In April and May, future retirees showed persistently low confidence in the stock market – and that was before the downturn in June.

Advisors say clients planning for retirement have been rattled by market volatility and are running away from stocks as they try to minimize risk.

Latest RACI survey finds lowest confidence gauges in key metrics since the onset of the pandemic.

Latest confidence survey finds jittery investors moving away from equity markets.

New RACI survey finds anxieties weighing on clients' retirement picture, but interest in equities remains strong.

Clients aren't panicking quite yet, but far-reaching anxieties are casting a shadow over portfolio decisions.

October retirement confidence survey indicated a revived faith in equities and improved risk tolerance.

RACI index hits low for the year as advisors describe a constellation of worries that have clients pulling back.

Strong markets collide with COVID and inflation concerns, keeping investor confidence strong but mostly static as some advisors see dark clouds gathering.