[Voliscietle]

Zero.

[Guaranano]

I haven't looked at my 401(k) since before September. What's the point?

[Klorissana]

thank god i sold all my stocks years ago to buy my overinflated condo

[vTLWqa1l]

I'm not sure how to answer. If I lost ~0, but it took me my whole life to get ~0...

[Optosypoeds]

In related news, markets crash around the world.

[ananciguinter]

That's it, that's why most have lost. Even if you don't own stocks you might have a 401k or real estate of some sort. That's why I believe this reached to most folks. I sold out of the stock market a few years ago, so no loss there.

My IRA is probably down but not much, I always went with the most stable funds (and other mocked me, who is laughing now!), but in all honest a one or two year period is nothing to an IRA.

Long term investments

[zawhmqswly]

As an example of how retirement funds are being hit, this is the government Thrift Saving Plan numbers.

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
September 08 0.31% (1.31%) (8.94%) (10.32%) (12.31%)
Year-to-date 2.86% 0.84% (19.25%) (16.08%) (27.81%)
12 Month 4.05% 3.89% (21.94%) (18.90%) (29.01%)

I am in the G- Fund which is government securities investment. I am pretty sure the 10 year average for the C/S/I (corporate investments of various kinds) funds will look like the G fund by the end of this year.

http://www.tsp.gov/rates/monthly-current.html

[somamasoso]

What is 401(k)?

tx

[Rndouglas]

Last question:
And why do they call it 401(k)?