I had an all bank portfolio during that period with most of the money in CIBC. It went from about $107.00 down to about $38.00,but the DRIP stayed the same in dollars. As we came out of it, all those dividend shares grew in value and ended up OK. I have kept adding and have put my pension buyout(Mar.7) into the Big Six and recently bought HCG at $24.34. Right now I'm up just shy of $300,000 this year. I can live with the volatility because of the cash dividend I will start next year along with my CPP. One thing to remember is except for CIBC no Canadian Banks had losing quarters during that time.