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The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Retirement and Irrational Man, Part 2 If you've stuck with the default options in your 401(k) because you were automatically enrolled in the savings plan, it's time to take a look at your contributions and investments.   |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
This Smart Move Will Save Your Retirement Leaving your investments alone while continuing to make new contributions is more likely to pay off in the long run. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2009
Amanda B. Kish |
The Incredible Shrinking 401(k) It's truly depressing when a retirement portfolio loses nearly a quarter of its value, even after you make your hard-earned annual contributions. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
Your Retirement Plan May Be Doomed The costs associated with 401(k) plans make long-term underperformance almost certain. |
CFO
May 1, 2009
Lynn Brenner |
Are Target Funds on Target? The "simple" investment option may be more complicated than you think. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2004
Stan Luxenberg |
Nest Eggs in Multiple Baskets Increasingly, employers have begun offering life cycle funds, which include broad mixes of stocks and bonds. By picking one life cycle choice, an investor can hold a nicely diversified 401(k) portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Repeat This 2008 Mistake Target funds got billed as the perfect way to save for retirement or other long-term goals. Yet judging from their performance this year, investors who relied on target funds to get their allocations right got a nasty surprise. |
Registered Rep.
October 11, 2012
Stan Luxenberg |
Savers, at Last. . . The 401(k) has long been considered a failure at truly preparing anyone for retirement -- especially since the recession. Less noticed is that the plans are, slowly, getting much better. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Get a Bigger Bang from These Investments Target-date funds may soon be easier to evaluate. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2007
Claire Stephanic |
The Worst Mistake You Can Make 44% of eligible employees do not participate in their companies defined contribution plans. Are you one of those who is turning away your employer's free money? |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2005
David Braze |
10 Ways to Mismanage Your 401(k) Any one of these mistakes has the potential to cost us thousands of dollars in the amount we will eventually accrue for retirement. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Investing on Autopilot Can Crash Your Portfolio You'll do yourself a big favor by taking steps to take control of your own retirement money, rather than counting on default investments to work for you. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Make Money the Easy Way Target retirement funds are back. Now the big question is whether they've fixed their inherent problems -- and whether they'll be safe the next time the market swoons. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
David Liebrock |
Mining 401(k) Gold Small- and mid-sized companies are looking for help with their retirement plans. Here's how to reach out to this untapped market. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
The World's Easiest Retirement Plan Doing anything -- anything at all! -- to prepare for retirement, is better than doing nothing. Read on for our simple plan. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2009
John Rosevear |
Get Rid of a Massive Annual Headache Use these steps -- and these stock ideas -- to build your IRA. Stocks are cheap right now. Money you invest now could lead to big returns over time. |
Financial Advisor
November 2010 |
Auto-Enrollment Benefits Young Savers A new study shows young workers with 401(k) auto enrollment are better diversified than employees who aren't offered that feature in their retirement plans. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
A Helping Hand With Your Investments Options for folks who want a little bit of help in crafting their asset allocation. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2009
John Rosevear |
This Could Be the Biggest Mistake You'll Ever Make This 401(k) blunder is a retirement-killer -- and it's still all too common. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Did Asset Allocation Work? Some funds claimed to protect you from the downturn. Did they deliver? |
The Motley Fool
September 4, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Way to Use Your 401(k) Learn how to turbocharge your investing. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2011
Temma Ehrenfeld |
Welcome, Gen Y Companies can make a difference when they enroll new employees automatically into employer-sponsored retirement plans and set target-date funds as the default investment. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
You're Not as Diversified as You Think While the right mix of mutual funds can help you create a diversified portfolio that gives you broad exposure to a wide range of financial markets, you have to stay on the lookout to avoid unnecessary overlap in the stocks your funds own. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2012
Joseph Lisanti |
A Moving Target? If most potential clients walking through your door nowadays don't hold target-date funds in their 401(k) plans, that's likely to change in the next few years. |
Financial Advisor
January 2007
Marla Brill |
Simple Solutions? Life cycle funds are expanding beyond the 401(k) market to financial advisors. Advisors considering using target date funds, whether on a limited or for a broad swath of clients, need to consider a number of features. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Miss Out on the Next 50% Return Lots of people did two years ago. Don't make the same mistake now with retirement funds. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2008
Julie Clarenbach |
A Retirement Portfolio You Can Set and Forget Don't let lifecycle funds target your retirement without taking a very close look at them. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Jeff Schlegel |
"Assets-In-A-Box" Investing Considering the appeal of prepackaged asset allocation, it's little wonder that lifecycle funds are one of the hottest areas in the mutual fund industry. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
E. Thomas Foster Jr. |
Seek Opportunities to Help Employers With Retirement Plans Financial advisors whose business clients sponsor 401(k) or other defined contribution plans can provide critical assistance in helping educate both plan sponsors as well as participants in making the most of their retirement plans. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Freedom of Choice If you don't like the investments available in your 401(k), you can initiate changes. |
CFO
April 1, 2007
Roy Harris |
A New Start Under the Pension Protection Act, companies play a key role in keeping employee retirement savings on track. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Only You Can Make This Crucial Choice As tempting as it may be, don't just pass off responsibility for your investments to someone else. Sometimes you'll get just the results you want, but more often, what you buy won't live up to your expectations. |
AskMen.com
Jeff Wuorio |
Workplace Retirement Plan Far too many people stumble toward retirement with too little money. Understanding and taking advantage of your workplace retirement program can keep you from joining them. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Should You Ditch Your 401(k)? Usually, unless a plan is really bad, it's worth trying to salvage it -- at least to some extent. In deciding whether to participate and how much to contribute, keep the following four ideas in mind. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2005
Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Fix for the 401(k) Mess The federal employees' perfect retirement plan is already right before your eyes. |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Howard Gleckman |
A Nest Egg That's A No-Brainer Automatic 401(k)s are taking hold in the U.S. -- and getting employees to salt more away. |
Entrepreneur
September 2007 |
Easy Does It Life cycle funds make retirement investing simple. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Let the Doomsayers Destroy Your Retirement Now more than ever, many investors don't believe that they'll have enough to be financially independent during their senior years -- and they're planning on taking some draconian steps to remedy it. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
You Gotta Have a Plan By itself, a retirement plan sponsored by a small business or a professional practice might be modest, with $1 million or less in assets. By pursuing several plans, though, advisors may discover that "real money" is attainable. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Retirement Planning the Easy Way? As you plan for retirement, a target fund might be worth considering. Make sure that the fund you select matches your risk tolerance and your personal retirement goals. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Shoot for the Right Target Target-date funds still make sense for retirement, if you know what you're doing. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Feed Your 401(k) Even recent hires have run out of excuses for ignoring retirement. The best part about a 401(k)? Once you set it up, the savings happens automatically. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2006
Robert Brokamp |
Don't Listen to Tony Snow The new White House Press Secretary never got around to signing up for a 401(k). Here are some quick tips to get him started. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Crazy Thing You Already Should Have Done The time you should be most interested in getting back into stocks is when it seems like only a crazy person would buy them. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Make This 401(k) Problem Go Away Buying too much employer stock will get you into trouble. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
These 4 Mistakes Will Foul Up Your 401(k) You can avoid financial disaster with some simple precautions. |
Investment Advisor
December 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Target Date: Now The future is very bright for the already popular lifecycle funds. Industry experts predict that investment advisors will continue to boost lifecycle funds' popularity. |
CFO
April 1, 2010
Alix Stuart |
Sea Change Companies now play a much more active role in guiding employees' 401(k) investment decisions. |
