How are combating the market with your 401k?

stooken · 09-17-2008, 01:42 PM

it's very painful checking my 401k everyday because it just keeps going down. i'm down -16% since the beginning of the year. 60% bonds 40% stocks. i just went down $500 since yesterday.

what are you guys doing with it? some people i know are thinking of even cashing out.

iatacs19 · 09-17-2008, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by stooken

it's very painful checking my 401k everyday because it just keeps going down. i'm down -16% since the beginning of the year. 60% bonds 40% stocks. i just went down $500 since yesterday.

what are you guys doing with it? some people i know are thinking of even cashing out.

$500???

That's nothing to worry about, just stay the course. It will be worth it in 30 years.

stooken · 09-17-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by iatacs19

$500???

That's nothing to worry about, just stay the course. It will be worth it in 30 years.

LOL well that's since yesterday. i didn't bother to keep track of how much it's been going down.

e92phreak · 09-17-2008, 01:51 PM

Stay with it because as your company deducts from your paycheck and purchases the 401k shares, you are buying them at a much lower share cost than last year. Give it a couple of years and it will come back since you are getting your shares at a good deal now.

I lost a few k yesterday, but I'm not sweating it.

Brunotheboxer · 09-17-2008, 01:52 PM

you should cash out and then hit the casino.

iatacs19 · 09-17-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Brunotheboxer

you should cash out and then hit the casino.

Now this I like!

GT3 Tim · 09-17-2008, 01:56 PM

Transfered all mine to bond index (yielding about 6%) and basically money market fund (getting about 4%). That is about the best thing going right now. Once things stabilize, I will switch it back...but I had to stop the bleeding. It was getting bad!

stooken · 09-17-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by e92phreak

Stay with it because as your company deducts from your paycheck and purchases the 401k shares, you are buying them at a much lower share cost than last year. Give it a couple of years and it will come back since you are getting your shares at a good deal now.

I lost a few k yesterday, but I'm not sweating it.

yeah that's what i figured.

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Originally Posted by Brunotheboxer

you should cash out and then hit the casino.

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Originally Posted by iatacs19

Now this I like!

i might just consider that. one hand, do or die!

ska///235i · 09-17-2008, 02:18 PM

I'm also riding the wave
$500 per day is alot of money guys...nothing to laugh about , esply when is hard earned cash

all that company match and the profit sharing is going down the drain for me

but think about it....You're also buying in shares at a very low price

stooken · 09-17-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ska

I'm also riding the wave
$500 per day is alot of money guys...nothing to laugh about , esply when is hard earned cash

all that company match and the profit sharing is going down the drain for me

but think about it....You're also buying in shares at a very low price

LOL yeah. i've lost most of my contributions and all of my company match. only a little bit ahead of where i started at the beginning of the year which is primarily what i transferred over from my previous 401k.

ska///235i · 09-17-2008, 02:30 PM

who handles your 401k....we use to be Citibank (Citi something)..then boughtout by statestreet = Citistreet, now is owned by ING
lol...who knows, within 5-10 years...Blockbusters Movie could be handling our 401ks..ahahahaha

stooken · 09-17-2008, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ska

who handles your 401k....we use to be Citibank (Citi something)..then boughtout by statestreet = Citistreet, now is owned by ING
lol...who knows, within 5-10 years...Blockbusters Movie could be handling our 401ks..ahahahaha

LOL fidelity.

i would reallocate but they offer a million different types of mutual funds that it gives me a headache looking at it.

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