I've been in for just over a year too, made some money at the beginning, but unfortunately ramped up my investment at the start of the year. Worst possible time to have put more money in and lost over 90% on my two biggest investments. Ah well, guess it was a learning curve. I have become much more cautious with investing now, and am quietly optimistic that we will see a recovery over the next 12-18 months, even if it doesn't reach the levels it got to at the turn of the year.