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southernleftylady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 02:54 PM Original message |
My parents are watching their retirement get sucked away... |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm watching my mom's. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. i'm watching MINE |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. As am I, but time is on my side. |
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LarryMarcarian (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. AIG |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Whew! My mom had a small part of hers in AIG. I pulled it out |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. Average people are losing $10,000+ per day from their investment |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. My father retires in exactly 30 days from American Axle here in Detroit. |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. My mother's near hysterical |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I shelter my mom from financial realities. |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You have enough. I like that phrase. |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. my retirement went byebye in the dot-com crash |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. For those who are able to change their investments, |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. About 18 months ago, I went 2/3 treasuries... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. My point is that too many Americans allow themselves to be helpless victims. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm down about 30% for the year. |
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JimWis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. I am semi retired - and I have lost 30%. I have one smaller fund |
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young_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Retired school teacher here----had to turn off the TV |
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flamin lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-09-08 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. Five years away from retiremnet. Lost 30% of the 401K when |
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