In Praise of Investing Mistakes

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I started my Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Roth IRA on March 16th of this year and maxed it out putting in $5000. Its currently up to $6300.

Jeff of CO 2:22AM June 08, 2009

are now looking back at March 9th and wishing we had the courage to then plow in----hard.

Ironically, our President even said in the depths that he thought it would be (then) a good time to buy stocks. Since then, most markets are up 30% or more. But from here, hard to say.

Muser of NM 10:41AM June 05, 2009

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Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, writes about making smarter financial decisions. She’s the author of Generation Earn: The Young Professional's Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back.

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