As for your IRA; if you are retired and invested with the objective of GROWTH you must have had your income met from another source. Generally retirees change their objective to Safety, Income, Liquidity and lastly growth once the paychecks stop. Although values are down, investment cash flows are generally holding up. Selling may make you feel better for now if you can't afford the ride.
>Although values are down, investment cash flows are generally holding up. Selling may make you feel better for now if you can’t afford the ride.<
If futures looked better I would agree with you but for the next six months I advise everyone to get out of the market because it appears to be on a short rise with a serious fall coming next month.
Broker, I also suspect that you want people to remain active so your income doesn’t collapse further.