Don't track the growth. Maybe twice a year at most.
There is no reason to do so, except to encourage yourself to sell when you should be sitting tight. For a young person I'd say you should be half in a straight market index, the other half (or less) in something more adventurous.
Joseph Catron wrote:
> How can I track the growth, or lack thereof, of a MetLife asset
> allocation portfolio
> (http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,4773,P7751,00.html)?
> I'm very new to the world of 403(b)s, owning small pieces of the
> companies I'm paid to organize against, etc.
>
> Also, while I have your attention: I understand that an AAP is
> preferable to a straightforward portfolio, if only because I'm lazy
> and have other priorities. But at this (relatively young) point in my
> life, assuming I want to make money, I'm better off with the
> "aggressive allocation portfolio," right?
>
> (Yes, I imagine none of you are qualified investment advisers, and no,
> I won't sue any of you.)
>
>
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