I promise not to write one of these every time I earn 1¢ (real money) on UpDown.com, however this one was significant because it follows the big stock market tumble. Of the original $1 million play money that I invested, the crash has taken out more than $200,000. However, even so, I have beaten the S&P500 index portfolio by nine percentage points—which is quite good in my opinion. In other words, even though I’ve lost a small fortune in play money, I still haven’t lost as much as they have!

(However, I’m still glad it’s not real money. It’s small consolation to be doing well, when “doing well” just means you have tanked, but not as badly as others.)