READY TO RETIRE...THINK AGAIN

Retirement accounts have lost $2 trillion so far: By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 7, 7:27 PM ET Americans' retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion in the past 15 months - about 20 percent of their value - Congress' top budget analyst estimated Tuesday as lawmakers began investigating how turmoil in the financial industry is whittling away workers' nest eggs. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_retirement