401k News and Articles

Take Control of your 401k

By Glenn Ruffenach
money.msn.com
MSN.com
2012

"This may surprise you, but there's a good chance you can take direct control of your nest egg at work, choosing investments beyond the two dozen or so mutual funds that most employers offer in their savings plans. Doing so can be risky, but here's why you should consider taking a shot at it."

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4 Ways to Protect Your Portfolio

6/10/2011
www.SmartMoney.com
Smart Money

"Double your money in less than two years." That's the sort of suspicious offer made in spam emails or by boiler-room pump-and-dump schemers. Incredibly, though, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX -0.29%) of large U.S. companies generated exactly that type of return from its March 2009 low through the middle of February".

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401(k) and Roth IRA: The Yin and Yang of Saving

May 25, 2006
www.money.cnn.com
CnnMoney
By Walter Updegrave

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - I'm 33 years and am trying to get a handle on planning for retirement. I have two 401(k)s from previous jobs that have about $85,000 in them, plus I've got about $5,000 in the 401(k) at my present job. I contribute 19 percent of my salary to my current 401(k) - which is enough to hit the maximum contribution amount of $15,000 for this year..."

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