It is evident from the rapid gains and losses in your account since 1999 that you where invested in very aggressive growth funds. Investors in aggressive growth funds should generally expect the manager to remain fully invested in stocks even during adverse market conditions. Pardon me if I am blunt with my next point, but when you retired at the end of 1999, it would have been prudent to change your investment strategy to a more conservative portfolio. Important Disclaimer Investing in equities involves a serious principal risk, and no assurance can be given that the techniques described here will be successful. Returns vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Index returns shown are historical and include the change in share price, reinvestment of dividends, and capital gains. Indexes are unmanaged and do not reflect the impact of transaction costs. Transaction costs would have reduced the total returns. These risks include political and economic uncertainties of foreign countries, as well as the risk of currency fluctuations. These risks are magnified in countries with emerging markets, since these countries may have relatively unstable governments and less-established markets and economies.