Comments on: $17,500 Roth contributions = $12,800 current value

By: Shares, not dollars « Well-Heeled, with a mission

Shares, not dollars « Well-Heeled, with a mission — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:28:53 +0000

[...] at the value of my retirement holdings is an exercise in self-inflicted pain. I don’t plan to decrease my investments OR to adjust my overall fairly aggressive asset [...]

By: SBinCB

SBinCB — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:20:58 +0000

It’s all about perspective. Your last sentence says it all. That last $500 will buy more and grow more than the previous $500.

Seriously, you shouldn’t even be looking at your balance more than quarterly or even annually at this point in your life.

By: paranoidasteroid

paranoidasteroid — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:00:48 +0000

Ugh, I’m there with you. I put in $5K for 2008, and have lost more than that in the market!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:40:52 +0000

My Roth is also down to about 70% of it’s initial value. It is a bit depressing.

It’s weird because it gives you a different perspective on money…which I guess could be bad, because, for example: Oh look, I lost thousands of dollars in my retirement fund. So losing $30 from buying this new game doesn’t seem like much of anything!

Dangerous…oh well, we’ve got a ways to go!

By: Budget Save Buy

Budget Save Buy — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Isn’t depressing to see the current value lower than your contributions?? Although, hopefully things will turn around. I was shocked when I looked at my 401(k) numbers at the beginning of January and saw a huge increase from a month ago. Thankfully we’re not retiring within the next five years.

By: AlRitch

AlRitch — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:54:03 +0000

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