http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/crumbling-stock-markets/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:18:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/crumbling-stock-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-5736 Larry MacDonald Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:41:01 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=614#comment-5736 CI And if one uses a risk-free rate of 3%, it can take over 15 years to get back to breakeven. But rebalancing (toward equities) can lessen the time. CI
And if one uses a risk-free rate of 3%, it can take over 15 years to get back to breakeven. But rebalancing (toward equities) can lessen the time.

]]> http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/crumbling-stock-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-5733 CanadianInvestor Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:45:42 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=614#comment-5733 This time boomers won't forget it, because they will be working four or five more years than they anticipated. (It's not just boomer investors, it's those who depend on pension plans too.) If the bottom is 50% loss, then it takes a 100% gain to get back to square one. At 15% per annum, rule of 72 says 4.8 years to double. But, thanks for the encouragement, it's better to think of recovery then a slide to oblivion! This time boomers won’t forget it, because they will be working four or five more years than they anticipated. (It’s not just boomer investors, it’s those who depend on pension plans too.) If the bottom is 50% loss, then it takes a 100% gain to get back to square one. At 15% per annum, rule of 72 says 4.8 years to double. But, thanks for the encouragement, it’s better to think of recovery then a slide to oblivion!

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