Anyone else surprised by how much they made in the market in 2013?

[Anonymous]

Holy cow, we made more on our investments than either of us W-2 wage slaves earned! If only it would continue.

[Anonymous]

You can mail a thank you card to Bernanke for QE. And please don't quit your day job...

[Anonymous]

Yes! Portfolio grew 50%.
Still have some ways to go, though.

[Anonymous]

Yes, excellent year. Even basic S&P500 index fund would have yielded 30%+...I had 91% gains in my portfolio, from active investing and swing trading individual stocks. Nokia was a huge winner for me last year, I went all in last spring and the stock way more than doubled last fall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, excellent year. Even basic S&P500 index fund would have yielded 30%+...I had 91% gains in my portfolio, from active investing and swing trading individual stocks. Nokia was a huge winner for me last year, I went all in last spring and the stock way more than doubled last fall

Cool!

[Anonymous]

Anyone worried about how much they may lose in 2014?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone worried about how much they may lose in 2014?

Isn't that part of the game?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I made a huge amount in 2013. I had much of it invested in S&P 500 and total market index funds, and it was a good year. It will go down again, I'm sure, because this all tends to even out in the long run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can mail a thank you card to Bernanke for QE. And please don't quit your day job...

Ha, that is exactly what we said. 'Thank you QE.'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone worried about how much they may lose in 2014?

Since buying when there was 'blood in the streets' in 2008 and 2009, no. best dollar cost averaging ever.

[Anonymous]

No, not at all. The unemployment numbers began to improve two years ago and home prices began to rise as well. There was pent up demand for construction and autos which are the prime driver of the economy.

TWO YEARS AGO, I TOLD YOU SO!!!

Also, with the exception of Lehman Bro. Which should have been saved with the rest, considering the hand Bush, Bernanke, and Obama were dealt they handled the crisis masterfully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, not at all. The unemployment numbers began to improve two years ago and home prices began to rise as well. There was pent up demand for construction and autos which are the prime driver of the economy.

TWO YEARS AGO, I TOLD YOU SO!!!

Also, with the exception of Lehman Bro. Which should have been saved with the rest, considering the hand Bush, Bernanke, and Obama were dealt they handled the crisis masterfully.

except for the auto bailouts.

[Anonymous]

Yes, 2013 was a great year for stocks!! It was the bonds the year before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, not at all. The unemployment numbers began to improve two years ago and home prices began to rise as well. There was pent up demand for construction and autos which are the prime driver of the economy.

TWO YEARS AGO, I TOLD YOU SO!!!

Also, with the exception of Lehman Bro. Which should have been saved with the rest, considering the hand Bush, Bernanke, and Obama were dealt they handled the crisis masterfully.

except for the auto bailouts.

except for the homeowner bailouts... people are at it again, buying homes that they cannot afford. Again! They never learn. Losers...

[Anonymous]

Yes! I bought a stock and co. ended up being acquired. My broker called one morning before the markets opened to say I was about to be a very happy woman. I made $60k profit one the acquisition, 15k in an IRA, $15k in a 401k, and 15k in each of my regular investment accounts (2 of them). The bad news was that I held the stock for 360 days...ugh!