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re: What's your average 401k return?
Posted on 1/28/14 at 11:31 am to prplngldtigr
Posted on 1/28/14 at 11:31 am to prplngldtigr
23.87% for me
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Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:24 pm to prplngldtigr
51%
Posted on 1/29/14 at 9:55 am to Tiger-kev
I was at 41% last year. What would be interesting to know is how is everybody doing this year. January has been a tough month. I am currently at -2.9 % on the year. Looks like I am also in the red today. Interesting to know if anyone has managed to stay in the green in January.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 9:59 am to Bamainmontg
Mine is -2.24% this year, but it seems much, much worse.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:05 am to OnTheBrink
I am with you On TheBrink. January has been like a YO YO. I have been as good as 20000 to the good, and as bad as 15,000 to the bad. I wish the markets would stabilize some.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:08 am to Bamainmontg
Man, these last 6 days, and today as well, have put a big dent in mine. Yesterday, mine was even down a 1/2 percent when the markets were ok. 
Good thing I am only 31!
ETA: My company is with Principal and I am in a 2045 Lifetime Fund.
Good thing I am only 31!
ETA: My company is with Principal and I am in a 2045 Lifetime Fund.
This post was edited on 1/29/14 at 10:10 am
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:14 am to OnTheBrink
At 31 you are going to see plenty of ups and downs. You will need to ride them out. You have pleny of time.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:17 am to Bamainmontg
Oh yeah, no worries here. I have purposefully not checked my 401K in the past week cause I know it has not been good to me. 
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:23 am to OnTheBrink
quote:I only check mine every 6 months or so.
have purposefully not checked my 401K in the past week cause I know it has not been good to me.
I don't understand everyone freaking out about Jan 2014. Were you planning on cashing out this month?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:26 am to Spirit of Dunson
No, I was not. You sound like I a guy at my work. I don't know man, I like to check mine everyday. I am just a rare breed I guess. That and I have worked really hard to save everything I could since starting my career, and it just pains me to see it go, albeit temporary. Hopefully temporary.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:35 am to OnTheBrink
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I don't know man, I like to check mine everyday. I am just a rare breed I guess. That and I have worked really hard to save everything I could since starting my career, and it just pains me to see it go, albeit temporary. Hopefully temporary.
I check my stock holdings every day, so it's pretty easy to just type the letters of my 401k funds as well for a quick glance. I probably log into Fidelity once a week or so to see the full balance, but don't get too worked up if it's down a bit. I'm 29 so I realize I have a LOT of time before withdrawing anything.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:42 am to Shenanigans
quote:Different strokes I guess.
I check my stock holdings every day, so it's pretty easy to just type the letters of my 401k funds as well for a quick glance. I probably log into Fidelity once a week or so to see the full balance, but don't get too worked up if it's down a bit. I'm 29 so I realize I have a LOT of time before withdrawing anything.
I check equities once a week or so - more out of curiosity than with any intent to re-allocate. I only do a full review and re-allocate equities once a quarter. Then again, I feel like I have another 30-40 years before retirement, so don't feel the need to get too worked up. I will see another 4-8 crashes before then.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:43 am to Shenanigans
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Shenanigans
A lot like me. Same with my stock holdings, I have my fund ticker in there as well. Yeah, I really don't get too terribly worked up about it as I know I have a long way to go.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:51 am to OnTheBrink
I check mine daily. I also have my holdings on my phone so that I can check mine after the markets close.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 2:53 pm to Bamainmontg
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I also have my holdings on my phone so that I can check mine after the markets close.
Same here. I look for major dips to make mid day moves.
FYI, I'm at -2.7% YTD.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:37 pm to Oenophile Brah
How can you make mid-day moves out of a 401K?
They don't exactly process instantaneously - at least mind doesn't.
They need to stop the statutory tie in to the mutual fund industry.
They don't exactly process instantaneously - at least mind doesn't.
They need to stop the statutory tie in to the mutual fund industry.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 4:57 pm to Overbrook
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How can you make mid-day moves out of a 401K?
I wasn't speaking to "401K" action, just stock movement in general.
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They don't exactly process instantaneously - at least mind doesn't
You can't process stock purchases with your MIND?
Posted on 1/29/14 at 5:19 pm to prplngldtigr
more than doubled from March 2010 (when i started the account) to present. doesn't include unvested employer contributions. i was an employee only briefly and maxed right when i became illegible at the end of the year and again at the beginning of the following year. self-controlled securities account. no mutual funds.
Posted on 1/30/14 at 8:29 am to Overbrook
Most of mine is in ETFs. They are like mutual funds, however they trade like stocks. I can buy and trade anytime during the day when the stock market is open. I can sell an etf and within a minute use that money to purchase another etf.
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