http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/401k-getting-whacked-by-the-market/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/401k-getting-whacked-by-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Chris in Maryland Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:53:17 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=266#comment-343 Too many people "buy high and sell low" by jumping into the market when stocks are soaring and getting out when are dropping. With 30 years left until my retirement, I not only don't sweat the drops, I actually look forward to them knowing that they mean I'll be picking up more shares for my money (dollar-cost averaging). Too many people “buy high and sell low” by jumping into the market when stocks are soaring and getting out when are dropping. With 30 years left until my retirement, I not only don’t sweat the drops, I actually look forward to them knowing that they mean I’ll be picking up more shares for my money (dollar-cost averaging).

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/401k-getting-whacked-by-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-342 MrWolf710 Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:04:24 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=266#comment-342 I thought maybe I was the only one who's 401 was taking a slight nosedive. Good to know otherwise. Guess I'll just ride it out. I thought maybe I was the only one who’s 401 was taking a slight nosedive. Good to know otherwise. Guess I’ll just ride it out.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/401k-getting-whacked-by-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-341 jim Tue, 19 Apr 2005 03:53:45 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=266#comment-341 My 401(k) is getting murdered but this is solid advice. It's a retirement account... let it do it's thing. If you believed in the S&P's 11% historic return, keep believing in it. :) My 401(k) is getting murdered but this is solid advice. It’s a retirement account… let it do it’s thing. If you believed in the S&P’s 11% historic return, keep believing in it. :)

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