Thread: coolhand's Account Talk

Originally Posted by KevinD

I saw 2008 coming and largely sidestepped the losses but became paralyzed and missed the BIG run up and actually lost money the next two years. I'm just now recovering those losses...

EDIT: Not literally paralyzed physically. Paralyzed with fear. At least I didn't blow out my account. Last month I finally went positive on my 12 month rate of return and my balance hit new all time highs.

The same thing happened to me. I lost about 5% in 2008, missed most of the run up in 2009, but did manage a 4% gain. I was too conservative in 2010 and when I did step into the market, I lost money, ending the year with a 2.65% loss. I've decided to follow I_T, and hope the results are much better this year.

Originally Posted by mar69

The same thing happened to me. I lost about 5% in 2008, missed most of the run up in 2009, but did manage a 4% gain. I was too conservative in 2010 and when I did step into the market, I lost money, ending the year with a 2.65% loss. I've decided to follow I_T, and hope the results are much better this year.

These are my personal investment performance numbers from my annual statements.

2007 +6.75
2008 -7.31
2009 -3.84
2010 -2.87

Originally Posted by KevinD

2009 -3.84
2010 -2.87

I joined the tracker in late December 2008. These are my tracker returns for '09 and '10.

2009 -4.94
2010 -3.58
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Coolhand - I'll leave it alone now. Sorry to clog up your thread.

Originally Posted by nasa1974

-14% in 2007. Whats your point.

I must apologize for the above statement. It is incorrect. In 2007 I had a profit of 7.5%. It was 2008 that I lost 12.8%. I was going of fuzzy memory. My bad.

Originally Posted by nasa1974

I must apologize for the above statement. It is incorrect. In 2007 I had a profit of 7.5%. It was 2008 that I lost 12.8%. I was going of fuzzy memory. My bad.

well, fuzzy memories are better than fuzzy mammaries, at least you got some.

i don't think i did that well, i'll have to check, got my can kicked on the big drop, buyin more and watching it disappear every two weeks, and then some.

just checked, tsp.gov annual statements sez:

2010 +12.27%
2009 +20.72%
2008 -37.02%
2007 +4.57%

who needs the vix when you got volatility like that right at home?

i remember getting that 2008 statement in the mail, couldn't even look at it. after that i switched to electronic delivery, why they gotta go sending me mean stuff like that anyways? now i have them blocked as spam and all the bad news just goes away.

I agree that the tracker is a fun tool but also reflects the real deal which is what it's all about. "2008" taught taught me a valuable lesson that I won't ever forget. This website with the tracker has been the best thing I've come across for my financial stability in my 30 yrs. of investing.

Originally Posted by tom1tom1

This website with the tracker has been the best thing I've come across for my financial stability in my 30 yrs. of investing.

Nice! Thank you.

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Originally Posted by burrocrat

just checked, tsp.gov annual statements sez:

2010 +12.27%
2009 +20.72%
2008 -37.02%
2007 +4.57%

why they gotta go sending me mean stuff like that anyways? now i have them blocked as spam and all the bad news just goes away.

Are you a Burrocrat or an Ostrich?

Originally Posted by FAB1

Are you a Burrocrat or an Ostrich?

neither, i'm an optomist.