Tag: SP500

Reading Time: < 1 minute They are all in stock funds. Old 401k (Hewitt): down 11.8% Rollover IRA (Vanguard): down 11.78% New 401k (Vanguard): up 133.97% (this is due to new contribution, I started new 401k in Nov 08, so there is an easy comparison here) Noticed my portfolio balance in Vanguard is about even compared to the end of

Reading Time: < 1 minute March 04 1999 to Mar 02 2009, courtesy of Google Finance. Two thoughts pop up by looking at the charts: 1) We probably have not hit bottom yet; 2) The drop in mid 2008 till now is so sharp, 50% in one year 🙁 BTW, I think it’s a good idea to stay away from