Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 49045
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2008/2/1-6 [Science/GlobalWarming] UID:49045 Activity:nil
2/1     Last year I put 35% of my 401K portfolio into Energy and Foreign
        stocks. I just realized that my total 401K portfolio gain last
        year was about 20% (got dinged on 10% of REIT). Go energy stocks
        and THANKS George Bush, and go Republicans!
        \_ Are you thanking Bush for the weak dollar?
        \_ Shit!  Mine dropped more than 10%.  (FLPSX and FMCSX)
        \_ I also gained 20% last year and with a much more conservative
           strategy. Unfortunately, a lot of the gains have been given
           back already this year.
           \_ What was your strategy, just out of curiosity.
              \_ I was going to explain it, but I decided I'd rather not.
                 Most of my gains *did* come from energy, resources, and
                 foreign stocks as it happened, but I diversified. On
                 reading the OP again, it sounds like he did, too, since
                 he had 65% of his portfolio elsewhere.
        \_ I was up 40%-50% on USO and GAGEX -- it's dropped a bit though
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