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That would keep me calm!

I'm pleased to report though that I lost nothing, since that's about how much I have.

Get something started ASAP.

I left a job when I was 28 with a depressing $21k in 401k. After sitting there for 16 years, it's now... big enough where it lost almost that much this last week.

Compounding... really... works...

I'm not sure why that should have anything to do with it. Like anyone else I still feel the pain of losing thousands of dollars, and I still get the dopamine rush from seeing the numbers going up and turning green. The only difference is that I have more of it.

Assuming the majority of their assets are in stocks, and they have around $1 million in stocks, they are around the 95th percentile of American households or slightly lower. Getting to the top 1% would require around $10 million.

I think the previous answer appeared to be investing in futures /warrants or some highly leveraged security.

Seeing my normal shares ISA drop £2.5k yesterday and £1.5k the day before as a bit sobering.

Nope, Squares big drop after earnings took a big chunk and then came the trade war.