|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:34 PM Original message |
Am I the only one who wonders about the 401-k crisis ahead? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Crisis? What crisis? This economy is smokin'! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Janet, is that YOU?? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. That picture's gotta be worth 2 or 3 thousand words! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Not everybody starts using a 401k at the same time. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. True, but there will be A LOT of us all stopping the contributions |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Tell me something... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Since 401-ks are based on percentage of incomes, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Same question... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I HOPE you are right.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
44. your 401(k) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JohnnyBoots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Remember,"Black Monday," under Reagan? n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Yeah, I made a small fortune that day! How could I ever forget? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. thats an interesting point, havnt thought of that before n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Any 401k crisis would occur 10 years after the economy went to hell. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's not the only thing that's going to happen.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. Your theory makes more sense than many on TV spout |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. People taking money out of 401(k)s is not going to make a difference |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. It's STOCK, though...right?? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Not necessarily... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Yes and no. Yes. No, because the amount of stock they'd be selling |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 05:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. But it's more exciting |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. How old are you? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Mid 40's but so what |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. All I have to add is "Good Luck" to us all |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I'm still unclear as to why you think we need "good luck" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Yep, I think so! Especially about stuff that people don't understand. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. Respectfully, you haven't made your case, only asserted it |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 11:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. NYSE volume was 403,763,628,000 shares in 2005, |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. We must be on the same wave length |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. What's your money market make in IR%/YR? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. It certainly won't keep up with inflation |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Is the percentage up over what you contributed to it this year, though. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. That's just growth. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. In the last two months my 401(k) has run up a quick 12% |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Submariner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 12:16 AM Response to Reply #19 |
46. Well I sure saved a SHITLOAD of cash today!!!!!!! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
brokensymmetry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
17. Exactly what was predicted in 1995...by Barron's... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Wow... and I have never even read Barrons.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
26. There was a show on a few years ago about the retiring baby boomers. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
28. More of a Risk of a Chinese Withdrawal of Cash |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
29. How is America broken down as far as percentages by age? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. This is as of 2000 |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 05:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Thanks! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
argyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
31. Is anyone familiar with 451 accounts? I think they're available to muni |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. K&R... couldn't have said it much better myself. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
41. yup, i worry, too. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
43. I haven't made up the loses I took in 2001 on my 401 K and |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
47. There's going to be a helluva lot more to worry about.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Sat May 04th 2024, 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC