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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:38 PM Original message |
My retirement plan lost 10% across the board this last quarter. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just think, if we had privatized social security... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Do you have a "Govt. Securities or Treasuries" option? |
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YDogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. wow. that % loss hurts. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. And it takes more than a 10% gain just to break even again. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Yes!!!!! n/t |
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YDogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. just checked mine. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. we're all in the same boat as there is no current good investment but consider this... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Good points you make....n/t |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. Consider insured options since you've got such a small amount |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. thank our corporate leadership for that |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. go with the money fund and make 3% or so until you feel you can bear the risk of something |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. Investing for dummies |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. It seems like the Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities Fund might be my best option then. |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Could very well be |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I just split it out into 50% TIPS and 50% Retirement 2030 fund... |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. You know what they always say... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. If your primary concern is capital preservation, it is your best bet. |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I'm 27, so I have plenty of time as well. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
11. Just think, if you could start a war and then invite your friends to |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. The foreign stocks I heard Bernanke IIRC said... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. I cashed out of the market last week and paid the money on my house mortgage |
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Oleladylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. Any investment advisor worth their salt/fee tells their client |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. Hope you're not retiring soon |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. wages for skilled labor are going to go up by a lot? |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Culture and nationality |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. My return was 3.9% for the quarter in my retirement fund- fidelity select gold fund. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. My friend was to retire next month, now he can't. He was depending on |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 12:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. On a separate note, I just joined folding @ home |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Thank you very much. |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Then he was poorly invested |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. To make matters worse, he drives for a living. |
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avenger64 (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. And yet they keep printing money to bail out wall street ... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'm sorry merwin. Good luck getting it out. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. You may want to spend some time reading about technical |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
30. I remember them telling us how much better the 401K is over a pension. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. At least pension plans had people who knew about the markets |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Sorry, but you're wrong |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Do you think the big pension funds stayed fully invested from |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
34. mine hasn't been quite that bad, but it is nervewracking |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
39. My husband's IRA lost more money than we care to think about. |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
41. At least 25% should be in bonds no matter what your age |
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