BAD NEWS and GOOD NEWS

[leftofthedial]

The Bad News is that your investments, 401K's, etc. have lost half their value (or more).

The Good News is that they were never really worth as much as you thought they were six months or a year or three years ago, so you've lost less than you may think.

[cobalt1999]

1. Unless you are buying or selling, it's all entertainment.

However, it's much more entertaining when it's going up!

[Xipe Totec]

3. Unless you're outside the US, you're buying,

to the tune of 700 billion dollars.

[texastoast]

2. I feel so much better

NOT!

Really, I'm heartbroken for the folks who were planning to retire about now. They are freaking out.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

5. I plan on retiring in two years

I'm not freaked out. It's a lateral move. My house goes up, my house goes down. Your house goes up, your house goes down. Your currency goes up, etc. etc. When the dust settles, we are at about even.

[The Wielding Truth]

4. Gee, that a positive spin. I guess?

[leftofthedial]

6. maybe so

maybe no