> From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40> > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:58:31 -0700 > > https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/cashing-out-401k-covid-19/ > > What do you think based on this article and do you agree with it? (Question for > Robert) I don't think I agree with most of it. Are you * Being quarantined, furloughed or laid off. * Having your hours at work cut. * Having your income (including self-employment income) reduced. ? I'm not sure if the IRS or anybody else will check on these things. In general, this is a free way to hedge your bets that the economy will do even worse. But, I do agree that this should only be considered if you want to go through the trouble of juggling moneys, which could itself suck up a lot of your time.