Happy Easter to my U.S. friends who'll be hard at it tomorrow!!
Have a great day!!
I just looked at my stock portfolio, I shouldn't do that in the morning
All I can say is OUCH. It had better go up some soon 
On the flipside though, my wife has her money spread over 6 different Fidelity funds, including the more volatile ones like Magellan and Equity income, and her account is down a little less than 10% from its high this time last year. Not too shabby indeed... 
...wonder if she'll give me a loan, since I just paid off the Eclipse for her??? Whadya think??? 
Hey, have a GR8 1 y'all...
'b 
[ 12 April 2001: Message edited by: jimb0 ]
I know it will recover someday. But it's not pleasant. It's the first time in 4 months I've even opened a statement. You know what they say about curiosity!
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Well, I'll be here for the duration too, but the weekend is almost close enough to reach out and touch, so no big deal...just need to get 'er done As far as the portfolio goes, I just refuse to view my statements...I just throw them in the drawer when they arrive and I'll look at them after we've had some sort of recovery....wonder if she'll give me a loan, since I just paid off the Eclipse for her??? Whadya think???
Hey, have a GR8 1 y'all...
'b
[ 12 April 2001: Message edited by: jimb0 ]
Bo, I'm with you on the statements. I don't even look at them for now. Good thing you have a sensible wife and she diversified!!
Have a great weekend!
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Originally posted by DanA_F99_1977:
Good thing you have a sensible wife and she diversified!!
...hahahahaha...the ironic thing is that I picked out the funds and percentages for her. Actually, I'm pretty diversified too...I moved my money out of the more volatile funds I was in last May. Still, I know I've taken a pretty big hit, but four things you just need to remember to keep things in their proper perspective:
1. you don't lose any money if you don't sell...it's all a paper loss...
2. you never lose the number of shares you have...only their value changes...
3. if you're buying now you're getting some real bargain basement prices...
4. if you're in it for the long haul...like most of us are...and you're talkng about your retiremant accounts, this will be a small speedbump in the grand scheme of things...
...right now it seems the most pressing issue is being able to hold on to your job...
It's definitely been a white knuckled roller coaster ride...but like all rides, it eventually will come to an end.
Then it's time to get on the next one...
Right now, if pushed, I could fit 4 cars in my existing garage (the other toys would have to go) but I would rather build another garage in the back and keep my exisitng 2 car for daily drivers.
We can dream and must have goals, eh?? Now about holding on to that job, I better get back to work.
You mean I can't just sit here and wait for the stock value to go back up ????
Do I understand this right? The U.S. does not have a Good Friday holiday? I never knew. Do you get Easter Monday?
You got it Dan. Good Friday we remember the price that was paid. And Easter Sunday we celebrate because HE'S ALIVE!!
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Originally posted by jimb0:
...thank goodness you finally got rid of that depressing picture you had in your signature poSSum...
It's like getting a new car every spring ... and the Bilstein Rocks!!
