Comments on: Is the Current Market Drop Bad, Good or Irrelevant?

By: Carnival of Personal Finance at The Sun’s Financial Diary | Minding My Own Business

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:55:59 +0000

[...] Is the current market drop good, bad or irrelevant? Four Pillars from Four Pillars gives his take. Leadership requires a steady pair of hands and the ability to see the bigger picture. [...]

By: Carnival of Personal Finance No. 177

Carnival of Personal Finance No. 177 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:08:59 +0000

[...] Is the current market drop good, bad or irrelevant? Four Pillars from Four Pillars gives his take. [...]

By: Friday Linkfest: Ouchie Edition | beingfrugal.net

Friday Linkfest: Ouchie Edition | beingfrugal.net — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:07:13 +0000

[...] Is the Current Market Drop Good, Bad, or Irrelevant? at Quest for Four Pillars. I’m personally ignoring the news and just going about my frugal life. [...]

By: Oblivious Investor

Oblivious Investor — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:41:55 +0000

I love that you bring up the idea that it can actually be irrelevant. (So much of what we read about really is…)

By: Slinky

Slinky — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:54:20 +0000

I’m in the excited camp. I just graduated in May and started my 401k. Oh darn, the market is down 30% and I lost a couple of hundred dollars. The horror! I’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

I would be slightly nervous about my job security, but my company is still hiring, so I think I’m good for now.

By: Weekly Dividend Investing Roundup - October 25, 2008 » The Dividend Guy Blog

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:07:12 +0000

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By: This and That # 115: Easing Credit Crunch Edition

This and That # 115: Easing Credit Crunch Edition — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:21:07 +0000

[...] Mr. Cheap on whether the current market drop is bad, good or irrelevant. [...]

By: Retired Syd

Retired Syd — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:51:38 +0000

I’m in the camp of recently retired–so it is, shall we say, a bit unsettling.

But since I REALLY don’t want to go back to work, and I have 2 more years of assets in cash (so that I don’t have to disturb these very low mutual fund assets), I’m hoping I’ll start to see things look better 2 years from now.

I am comforted by the fact that I have many friends who stepped out of the work world to raise children for a few years, and then re-entered just fine. (Maybe set back a few years–but since my financial situation was pretty much set for retirement, a decrease in pay shouldn’t really be a problem.)

Hoping for the best!

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:01:37 +0000

Making extra contributions is market timing and I have done it – we just need to remember that it’s very rarely this obvious and we can’t make 10% in a day every week.

By: Canadian Dream: Free at 45 » Blog Archives » Wander Reading #8

Canadian Dream: Free at 45 » Blog Archives » Wander Reading #8 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:26:19 +0000

[...] Mr. Cheap sums up how different people feel about the market drop. [...]