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How investors can ready their portfolios for a recession: 'You're looking for balance,' expert says

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Economic forecasters have raised the odds of a U.S. recession amid an escalating trade war.

Investors shouldn't act emotionally if trying to prepare their portfolios for a downturn.

Fundamentals like asset allocation and diversification are generally the most important considerations, advisors said.

Retirees who don't have a bucket of bonds and cash from which to pull during such times may benefit from preparing while the economy is still strong, Benz said. "If you have a portfolio constructed well enough, [a recession] will be uncomfortable and the waves will toss [the ship] around a little bit, but the ship isn't going to sink," Fitzgerald said..

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