tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325865623924936197.post2957797331803728886..comments2023-03-21T07:24:49.169-04:00Comments on Just Some Stuff About Life As I See It: The American Dreamjsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02841951364803029201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325865623924936197.post-7882420414128228892009-12-27T15:01:57.109-05:002009-12-27T15:01:57.109-05:00Gone like it was nothing. I can remember twenty-f...Gone like it was nothing. I can remember twenty-five years ago or so when IRAs and other stock investment funds came about for retirement savings. So the government was offering tax deferment and so this was supposed to be the best thing ever This would take up the slack where disappearing pensions were leaving off. What a crock. It all makes me wonder how we're supposed to be living. There is, in my mind, a missing link and I'll be damned if I can figure out what it is.jsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841951364803029201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325865623924936197.post-27604378938429217562009-12-26T15:01:58.394-05:002009-12-26T15:01:58.394-05:00No kidding eh. My hubby lost almost ALL of his inv...No kidding eh. My hubby lost almost ALL of his investment. Over the years he had bought shares in the bank that had employed him for 30 years. The shares dropped from over 5 pounds to less than 50 pence per share. Goodbye money.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693795343641111526noreply@blogger.com