Heh. I bought a house this year, cash, because "3 months of unemployment between one job and a signed contract for another" when buying a manufactured home is, apparently, cause to not give one a mortgage. Fucking banks. So I couldn't tell you what my investments were doing this year, because I cashed an awful lot of them out.
That said: I'm focusing on "retirement through productive property" partly to not worry about stuff like this. The long term plan involves solar (so lower power bills), gardens, chickens, and aquaponics (for food production), and generally being able to supply our basic needs on a very minimal budget. If we have more, great. We have more options. If not? We still can eat/read/sleep comfortably.