But I don't think you ever completely recoup the total loss, do you? I'm asking. I could go figure it but since I'm out of stocks totally, it's not that important to me at the moment. I'm just curious. I worked with a lot of people who saw their retirement funds go a long ways south. And they did come back but I didn't think they totally regained it all. I may be wrong. I knew the stock market was going to crash. It had been prophesied a long time ago by people in the financial "know." So I got out when I felt to do so. The slide had just barely begun so I didn't lose a lot. I could have gotten back in but didn't want to take the chance. Bonds weren't doing jack shit, either. Real estate had tanked, of course, so there wasn't much left in which to invest other than steady low interest guaranteeds.