Comments on: 401K and IRA Strategies During the Financial Crisis http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/financial-crisis-401k/ How to Manage Money More Easily Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:17:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Aryn http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/financial-crisis-401k/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 Aryn Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:02:14 +0000 http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/financial-crisis-401k/#comment-1287 Ginger, it's a valid concern, but I did some research for piece on the depression. Read this blog to see how investors fared after the depression: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/marksjarvis_on_money/2008/10/what-the-depres.html In general, people with a time horizon longer than ten years made back all of their gains and then some within thirteen years. For non-depression bear markets, the recovery takes only 2 1/2 years. Ginger, it’s a valid concern, but I did some research for piece on the depression. Read this blog to see how investors fared after the depression:

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/marksjarvis_on_money/2008/10/what-the-depres.html

In general, people with a time horizon longer than ten years made back all of their gains and then some within thirteen years. For non-depression bear markets, the recovery takes only 2 1/2 years.

]]> By: ginger b http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/financial-crisis-401k/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 ginger b Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:55:34 +0000 http://www.soundmoneymatters.com/financial-crisis-401k/#comment-1284 what good does it do to ride out the storm if you lose everything? Our 401k has had enough loss in the past 3 months that if it happens a couple more times the balance will be zero....what then? what good does it do to ride out the storm if you lose everything? Our 401k has had enough loss in the past 3 months that if it happens a couple more times the balance will be zero….what then?

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