Cash & Savings: $51,148 => $53,997 (5.57%)
Foreign Currency: $34,497 => $34,773 (0.80%)
Domestic Brokerage: $152,448 => $160,598 (5.35%)
International Brokerage: $156,982 => $160,886 (2.47%)
401(k): $80,105 => $82,573 (3.08%)
IRA: $88,584 => $94,351 (6.51%)
Roth IRA: $20,498 => $20,844(1.69%)
Total Assets: $584,262 => $608,002 (4.06%)
The return this month has been positive on all fronts but if I look at where everything was back at the beginning of May the current posisitons are still lower. Overall not a bad finish but nothing to cheer about.
By the time I'm writing thie entry I just passed the big 4-0 milestone. Maybe I mentioned this before, but when I first started working in late 90s the economy was going really strong and I was thinking maybe by the time I turn 40 I can accumulate one million worth of asset. Well, obviously I didn't achieve that goal and a few years ago when the economy started tanking I already knew it's not going to happen. It wasn't a realistic goal anyways but it's interesting to reflect how innoncent I was, or the whole world was, back in late 90s, or even in mid 2000s, thinking the party can keep going strong - WRONG!!
June 2012
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Jerry
August 8th, 2012 at 12:02 am 1344384157
Rob's comment reminds of the early 90s when you can just breeze through security at the airport and only need to arrive the airport 30 min before departure, big sunday ice cream on business class with REAL food on silverware.
It's been more than ten years, when will those days return? Or more importantly, when will my youth return?