UrbanBaby

07.14.08, 16:34 PM General Topics
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Hey Money Moms! Ugh. I don't know why, but I just looked at our retirement portfolio statement. I'm not sure how people usually look at the numbers (aside from this, we have nothing to do with investing, etc.) but we have lost over 10 percent of our savings this year -- year to date june 30. I have a sense things are grim, but is this in an acceptable range to lose given the market right now? It seems like a LOT! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.14.08, 04:34 PM Flag

Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

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UrbanBaby Support

I know, we lost 38K in the last month. I cursed dh for even looking at the statement! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.14.08, 04:47 PM Flag

ok so this is normal? I want to know if it's just the way the market is going, or if our broker is even worse than average. I have no idea what he invests us in. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.14.08, 04:59 PM Flag

Haven't you been paying attention? You don't need to know what you've invested in to know that it's probably not doing so well. I'm not a money person either but I watch the news. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.14.08, 05:02 PM Flag

i don't watch the news. lol. we don't have a tv. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.14.08, 05:05 PM Flag

internet? radio? do you know there is a presidential election coming up? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.14.08, 05:07 PM Flag