The closer I get to retirement, the more I worry about the economy. This is not an isolated phenomenon — it happens to many people my age — but in my case it’s a little like fretting over whether you have enough provisions for the winter while shoveling snow in January.

It’s also complicated a little by the fact I insist on listening to the radio pundits talking about the economy like they have some clue what actually drives it. They don’t. They’re as mystified by the machinations of the market as a squirrel would be by the instrument panel of a 747.

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