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re: Tanking 401k

Posted on 9/24/22 at 7:52 am to
Posted by PhillyTiger90
Member since Dec 2015
10727 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 7:52 am to
Don’t have the heart to check it

If the dementia patient and his handlers steal another one in ‘24 it’ll just get even worse
Posted by LSUbest
Coastal Plain
Member since Aug 2007
11292 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 7:54 am to
I switched over to fixed for the crash in March.

No gains, but holding on.
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
46363 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:06 am to
quote:

I’d really like to know how much wealth has been lost in the last 6 months


War Room reported this week Americans have lost $6 trillion of wealth in the last quarter…..wow!
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
15536 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:48 am to
quote:

saving doesn't keep up with Brandonflation.
No it doesn’t.

Beats taking a bath in the market.
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
32123 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:50 am to
Down 15% last time I looked. I tried to up contributions and not look.
Posted by SlickRick55
Member since May 2016
1900 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:57 am to
Still waiting for the CNN Money article- “Why a plunging 401k might be a good thing”.
Posted by JJJimmyJimJames
Southern States
Member since May 2020
18496 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:00 am to
quote:

War Room reported this week Americans have lost $6 trillion of wealth in the last quarter…..wow!

woops, there goes the millennials inheritance
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
423575 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:05 am to
quote:

War Room reported this week Americans have lost $6 trillion of wealth in the last quarter…..wow!

How much did they actually lose, though?

This reminds me of 2009 when people were complaining about how they "lost so much equity" in their homes. The homes never had that much actual equity because a bubble had artificially raised the appearance of the value of the object.

Same applies to investments. That post-covid boom was fueled by money injections from fedgov. It wasn't real growth. People should compare their 401ks and net wealth to Jan or Feb 2020, not Jan or Feb 2022.
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
20728 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:05 am to
I’m down 17% so far I refuse to look at it anymore until after November.

Thank god I’ve got 20 years or so till retirement
Posted by Realityintheface
Member since May 2022
1784 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:15 am to
Up 21% YTD.

Will get downvoted to hell but misery loves company so I understand.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
59090 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:17 am to
What’s your portfolio like?
Posted by Realityintheface
Member since May 2022
1784 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:18 am to
Options
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
15237 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:20 am to
Down over a million.
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
112621 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:22 am to
I have individual stocks. They are down about 5%.
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
12698 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:26 am to
I just look at percentages. It’s 15 percent last I looked. That was prior to this week.

I did make a move into bonds at a peak while it dropped a bit earlier in the year. I then jumped back to equities. That softened some of the hit.

I did increase what I’m putting in. Equites are going to be cheap into the coming year. I’m about to be buying retail stocks including Target. If it gets close to $120.. that will be sooner rather than later.
Posted by bleedpg
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Member since Dec 2006
1117 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:36 am to
I have two 401K's. One from a previous employer and the other for my current one. I'm down 15% for the both of them since Jan 1.
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
34843 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:38 am to
Who cares about that. Unless you are nearing retirement a tanking 401k is of no concern to you. Just let that shite ride and don't even look at it if it concerns you

Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
10764 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:48 am to
Are you about to retire???
Posted by NC_Tigah
Carolinas
Member since Sep 2003
124195 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 10:01 am to
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
51827 posts
Posted on 9/24/22 at 10:21 am to
quote:

I’m down over $200,000 since November in my 401k. There isn’t one fund available in my plan that hasn’t lost at least 10 percent year to date. How about you?


I'm generally up a little more than the market on positive days and not quite as low than the market on down days, but the last two weeks have been brutal on my account as I've been down well more than the market on the really bad days. With that said, I'm still up 13% YoY.

The thing you (and everyone) needs to understand is that this was always going to happen due to the decade+ of QE and then the fricking-retarded-level of money injection directly into the market we saw with the stimmy checks and PPP. The Biden administration's war on oil poured gasoline on this.

Due to continuing increases in energy (electricity) and food, along with the price of oil absolutely going back up once the drawdown on the SPR stops in November, I'm bearish on the market through the end of the year.

We're in the beginning of the middle of the shitstorm.
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