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Monday, December 1, 2008 12:00 AM

I bought stocks; my husband bought CDs. Now I can't bear to look

I can't get up the nerve to tell my husband just how much money we've lost.
By Cary Tennis

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  • Monday, December 1, 2008 04:51 PM

    The Stock Market may not exist 25 years from now...

    The US Dollar may not exist 25 years from now. The conventional financial wisdom of 25 years ago is discredited, shot down, buried in Hell. (1983. I remember it well.)

    Put your money into things you like, things you believe in, maybe your kids, your church, a new set of drums, great old Zyldjian cymbals, a trip to Greece...

    These sorts of things may give you ideas, generate opportunities. Better than all this out of date, boring, false stock market and real estate mumbo-jumbo. Invest in your own spirits, and give life a full shot. If you fail, at least you will have a great story to tell. Good luck!

    —timbuktom Read timbuktom's other letters

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