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Registered Rep. November 23, 2010 Diana Britton	401k Balances Rise By A Third in 2009 Americans are still reeling from the blows their 401(k) account balances took during the economic crisis, but they may be happy (and surprised) to learn that account balances jumped 31.9 percent last year after taking a 27.8 percent dive in 2008.
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