Andre1969
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Here's my monthly update...
1/31/2022: -5.07% YTD.
2/28/2022: -7.26% YTD.
3/31/2022: -4.98% YTD.
4/29/2022: -13.11% YTD.
All I can say is, "ouch". But, it could always be worse. There's already been a few times this year that I've been down 10-12%, although the month end total sort of makes it more "official" looking.
Normally, April is a good month. I looked at my records, and the last time April was a down month for me was in 2016, but that was in insignificant amount, like 0.2%. This is a bit over an 8% drop over the month before, for me. Still not anything to panic about, but historically, it's the worst April I've ever had. Hopefully May is better. Although with the way things are looking, I might have to make about 7-8% just to break even with inflation!
1/31/2022: -5.07% YTD.
2/28/2022: -7.26% YTD.
3/31/2022: -4.98% YTD.
4/29/2022: -13.11% YTD.
All I can say is, "ouch". But, it could always be worse. There's already been a few times this year that I've been down 10-12%, although the month end total sort of makes it more "official" looking.
Normally, April is a good month. I looked at my records, and the last time April was a down month for me was in 2016, but that was in insignificant amount, like 0.2%. This is a bit over an 8% drop over the month before, for me. Still not anything to panic about, but historically, it's the worst April I've ever had. Hopefully May is better. Although with the way things are looking, I might have to make about 7-8% just to break even with inflation!