dr_tectonic asks If I were informed about the situation at more than a casual level, are there actions I could take that would have a substantial impact on my current or future well-being? (I have some retirement funds, they're all TIAA/CREF and not easily accessible to do anything with them, and I'm not really planning on trying to do anything with them for another three decades.) My current assumption is that the answer is "no", and that this is a situation, much like 9/11, where more... read more