Return on investment

On average, how much interest did you earn on your savings in 1998?
Don't count money made gambling in casinos, or invested in your own startup business, or that sort of thing -- I mean "traditional" investment income (banks, stocks, bonds, venture capital, etc.).
For simplicity, ignore inflation, tax consequences, and purchases of material goods (including real estate) even if they have appreciated or declined in value or provide you with income.
If you can't narrow it to a single percent, check several answers defining the likeliest range.

Votes	Answer
22	I don't know
2	I can't express it as a range of percentages, see my comment
8	I don't have any savings
6	4% or less
3	5%
0	6%
0	7%
2	8%
0	9%
3	10%
0	11%
0	12%
0	13%
0	14%
0	15%
4	16% or higher (if lots of people check this I may redo the survey)

User	Comment
pandora	posted 3-May-1999 12:45pm other: I have quite a lot of saved money, just not in the bank.
bill	posted 3-May-1999 4:50pm It's just too hard for me to calculate, the majority of my "savings" is tied up in highly volatile stocks.
anonymous	posted 3-May-1999 9:59pm i don't really know nor care. most investments that really matter are qualified (retirement) benefits, and are meaningless examined on a narrow scale.
milktree	posted 5-May-1999 12:19pm I got like 3% on my savings, 2% on my checking, and somewhere between 13% and 24% on different mutual funds and stocks. Overall probably about 10%, but I'll do better this year because I have more money in higher return things and less sitting in my checking acct.
eris	posted 6-May-1999 3:48pm Thanks to the wonder of employee stock purchase plans, I own a lot of stock in the company I used to work for. Unfortunately, it went way down
Gamera	posted 31-May-1999 3:11am You know, it's odd. I consider myself a mature and involved adult- and a liberated and professional female. Yet, I really enjoy the freedom I have to remain basically uninvolved in the family finances. Mostly, I just don't like dealing with or thinking about money.
dpolicar	posted 1-Jun-1999 9:54pm topper -- yeah, I've often had the thought that I want a husband to support me, repair the car, and take care of the family finances. This thought causes me no end of amusement on occasion.
anonymous	posted 8-Jul-1999 9:15am snore

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