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Friday, February 20, 2009

Economic Recovery

Here is one of the more highly rated stocks i bought for my 401K. Please note that I will likely NEVER trust the stock market again.

Stock                      Original Cost   2/20/09 Value

GENERAL MOTORS CORP $37863     $3946

Yikes!!! does not even begin to express what I am feeling.

2 comments:

  1. I just get sick looking at my statements each month. Companies I bought at $45 per share now down to $5. Shoulda sunk it all into Hormel! Lots of Spam eaters out there now!

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  2. Who in their right mind would think GM would lose 98% of its share value??? I am unable to stomach looking anymore, but the last time I did, i had lost about 34% in my 401k, even though the contributions continued every month. Sort of like the bailout, dumping good money after bad. If I had stopped my contributions, the real decline is about 49%... as we used to say "Bummer dude".

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