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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:58 AM Original message |
Who else is scared to look at their account statements from their financial advisors? |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. My girlfriend is my financial advisor. |
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grannie4peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. i cashed mine in at 59 1/2 because i was afraid of this. |
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limit18 (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Same here |
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ComtesseDeSpair (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. What's a "financial advisor"? |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I'm not sure they do anyone but themselves much good! nt |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. My girlfriend had her entire retirement in a hedgefund. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. How long until she retires? |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. She was hoping within five years. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Unfortunately, a lot of people got caught. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Long story short: |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. Don't open them |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. So true. That was the horror that I discovered a couple of weeks ago. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hell, given the state of health care access, few of us will |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
8. If this crash had one positive effect, it was to teach people that money has to be managed. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. No reason, except that that stock market crashed. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Perhaps I should have said "intelligently" managed it. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I'm sure you're such a clairvoyant genius that you didn't lose anything at all |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. No, just an average guy...but I'm up over 8% in the last two years. 106% over the last six. |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
9. I know some who opened the envelope & were pleasantly surprised. Hope you will be also. nt |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
12. My best investment was $37.75 |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
16. I look and laugh, actually |
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