how much was s+p up last year
Just over 4%. I'm up about 20% but most of that is due to investments in foreign markets, especially Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. I think that as long as you are matching or slightly beating the markets as a whole, you are doing just fine. If you are consistently lagging the markets you may want to refine your investment strategies. The S&P 500 index is up just a little over 4% from one year ago. http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/...