What's interesting is that if you had not moved the $250K out of the market and kept it in a broad stock index like the S&P 500, you would have had a gain of over 33% between the date of your original post and yesterday's market close (ignorning taxes and mutual fund fees). If you put that $250K in a money market over that period, you might have made a total of 1% on your money, or $2,500. Leaving it in an S&P 500 index fund, (ignoring taxes and fees) your balance would now be around $330K. Good lesson here - one that I've learned the hard way - invest it and forget it. Even in the bad years, it has always come back . . . so far, at least.
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