I did almost 40% in 2008-early 2010.
I took my money out of the market in April of 2010 - and have not returned to it and will not until this bubble burst - and it will.
Look - Peter was right in 2006 when he said the "growth in wealth" that everyone was touting was on paper only and would vanish - it did. But then enter the Government trying to ensure financial businesses stay profitable and we had QE 1 &2 - which created the largest and fastest market growth in history.
QE2 is running out of money - and the market is right back in the same fragile state it was in 2007, so what does the idiots want to do again? - QE3. If they do that - we better start saving for QE5,6,7,8 etc. etc. because the ONLY reason we have growth in a severe recession is artificial demand created by the FED.
When this bubble burst the American people will not stomach another $900Billion wallstreet bailout...and $billions and $billions of pretend money will disappear.