re: #206 fern01
All I remember about the mid 80s - we were a single income family with a babe and a massive mortgage (interest rates were off the planet) - there was no spare cash for investing so I know nothing about what the markets were doing.
I was a poor musician, I was just aware of all the guys my age donning suits and convincing themselves that they were on the road to becoming millionaires and retiring at age 40.