What I feared has come upon me… ~ Job
(JOB. Coincidence? I think not.)
| Target bal | Current/ | Portfolio | Gain/(loss) | YTD | Annual | ||
| Dec-11 | 209,769 | Invested | Actual | Gain | less inv | % | % |
| Jan | 217,292 | 217,288 | 7,519 | 7,519 | 3.6% | 43.0% | |
| Feb | 224,815 | 5,000 | 224,808 | 15,039 | 10,039 | 4.8% | 28.7% |
| Mar | 232,338 | 15,000 | 235,273 | 25,504 | 5,504 | 2.6% | 10.5% |
| Apr | 239,861 | 235,568 | 25,799 | 5,799 | 2.8% | 8.3% | |
| May | 247,384 | 5,000 | 227,578 | 17,809 | – 7,191 | -3.4% | -8.2% |
Potential blog titles for the next post:
- Stop investing on eggshells: Taking your money back when the market has borderline personality disorder
- Too good to leave, too bad to stay: A step by step guide to help you decide whether to stay in or get out of the market
- Codependent no more: How to stop thinking that you control the market and start doing… something else…?
- How to be an Adult in Investing: The 5 keys to mindful money when you feel like throwing a temper tantrum
- Rescue your retirement: Changing the 8 dumb attitudes and behaviors that will sink your portfolio
- Coming unglued: Why your portfolio stinks and and how to live through the ending of yours
- Why can’t you read my spreadsheet?: Overcoming the 9 toxic thought patterns that get in the way of a profitable relationship
I have to go listen to Al Pacino and Nick Vujicic now with that depressing druggie movie song playing in the background: Requiem for a Dream. How apropos.
Re-reading Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking: Fast and Slow” – particularly the part about myopic loss aversion would probably be a good use of time.
Source: http://singlemomrichmom.com/but-i-dont-like-roller-coasters/
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