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The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 John Rosevear |
Don't Make These 6 Big 401(k) Blunders Many would-be retirees find themselves muddling through the whys and wherefores of the 401(k) system -- and they're shooting themselves in the foot along the way. Are you making any of these common blunders? |
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 November 15, 2004 |
Make Your 401(k) Work Harder Take one minute to maximize your employer-sponsored retirement plan. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Make This Move Now and Save Your Retirement 401(k)s are back -- but you have to use them wisely. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Trillion-Dollar Treasure Trove You can ignore a lot of little money tasks and suffer few consequences. But letting your money wallow in a former employer's retirement plan is really wasting opportunity. If you have money sitting in a former employer's account, now's the perfect time to take it back. |
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 October 17, 2007 John Rosevear |
What to Do When Your 401(k) Stinks Sometimes, your 401(k) isn't everything it's cracked up to be: Making the most of a bad investment menu. |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Rule Your Rollover The world of retirement has changed, and that means more responsibility for workers. The trade-off also means more choice and more control for investors. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Alyce Lomax |
Don't Be a Pushover, Just Roll It Over When you leave a job you may be able to put your 401(k) into what is more often than not the best option: a rollover IRA, which offers maximum flexibility. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Hope Nelson-Pope |
401(k) Horror Stories Horror stories of 401(k)s gone bad abound. From fixed-income, low-returning funds to reams of incorrect paperwork, would-be retirees' experiences have run the gamut. Here are a few to watch out for. |
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, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Roll Over, Cash! Nowadays, it's quite common for people to change jobs every few years. If this sounds like you, there are some important retirement concepts you should consider. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Let Your Ex-Boss Fund Your IRA Do you have retirement money sitting in an old 401(k)? What are you waiting for? Grab it! |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Common Move Will Get You Nowhere Don't give up on your retirement. 46% of all those who left their jobs chose to cash out their 401(k) plan balances, take the money, and run. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Coming Soon to Your 401(k): ETFs Schwab plans to offer ETFs for 401(k). |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Robert Brokamp |
The 401(k) Crisis and What You Can Do About It That thing you're using to save for retirement? Your 401(k)? It's got a lot of problems. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
401(k) Confusion A recent report examining the behavior of 2.8 million 401(k) plan participants suggests that there's some confusion out there. Here's some advice. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Stop Paying a Toll to Invest in Your 401(k) The fine-print fees are stealing from your retirement. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010 Nathan Alderman |
What the Fool Is a 401(k)? Your quick, Foolish guide to getting free money from your boss. |
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
5 Ways to Idiot-Proof Your IRA An IRA is one of the easiest ways to invest. So why do so many people sabotage their retirement savings by managing it all wrong? |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 Adam J. Wiederman |
Why Your Teenager Won't Be Able to Retire Pimples, popularity, and puberty -- ahh, adolescence. And as if all that weren't enough, there's another issue that should be worrying adolescents, a poor retirement. But it's not too late for them to prevent a disaster. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Why Pay Taxes When You Don't Have to? Park your dividends in your Roth IRA and save a lot more money. |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2010 Russ Krull |
Put That Old 401(k) Back to Work A process for deciding what to do with an old 401(k). |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2005 Roy Lewis |
Job Changes and Your 401(k) What should you do with your retirement savings when you leave your old employer? |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Schwab Joins the 401(k) Wars The discount broker jumps in with an index-only retirement plan. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
The 60-Second Investor Taken together, learning how to maximize your 401(k) and open an IRA constitute an investing one-two-punch that newcomers should find appealing. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2004 |
401(k) Plan CliffsNotes Everything you need to know about your work retirement plan in 77 words. |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The No-Cost Way to Fix Flawed 401(k)s We've already got a perfectly good alternative. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Rich Dad, Dumb Dad? Robert Kiyosaki may have sold a lot of books, but don't buy all his advice. Kiyosaki's preferred growth vehicles -- real estate, businesses, and options -- can be just as risky, if not much more risky than a simple index fund. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
How to Deal With an Old 401(k) When (and how) to reclaim an old account, and when to leave it put. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Apathy, Spending Spree, or IRA? With the average 401(k) balance in the $50,000 range, it seems a shame to either fritter away those retirement dollars by cashing out or forgetting about long, lost accounts until it's too late. Which will it be when you leave your old job? |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2009 John Rosevear |
Is It Time to Get Out of Stocks? At what point is it no longer safe to hold stocks? |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Jill Ralph |
Act Now to Save Your Retirement Here's what you can do today to make sure your retirement is the one you've worked so hard to achieve. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 John Rosevear |
One Great Move You Need to Make Soon If you don't have one of these little wealth machines yet, now's the time. What would you do if I told you that there was a way to legally avoid federal income taxes? |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Company Wants to Make Your 401(k) Better A new broker initiative seeks to put ETFs in 401(k)s. |
The Motley Fool September 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Way to Use Your 401(k) Learn how to turbocharge your investing. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 John Rosevear |
The Secret Downside of Your 401(k) Workplace savings plans can be expensive, and these hidden fees could be killing your performance. |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Robert Brokamp |
The 5-Minute Retirement Plan You're busy. Planning for retirement takes time. But not too much time. 1. Contribute to the right accounts... 2. Choose the right investments... etc. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Overcome Your Retirement Doubts Most people think they can't retire. Here's why they're wrong. |
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. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Why You Must Invest Now To have a reasonable shot at a golden retirement, you must get started now. The easiest way to get started is with a low-cost, total-market index fund like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Todd Wenning |
The Best 401(k) Plan Sponsors With the right approach and the right 401(k) plan sponsor, you can do better than you would have with a pension. Here are the best defined-contribution providers, by market segment, according to Plansponsor. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
How To Deal With an Old 401(k) When (and how) to reclaim an old account, and when to leave it put. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 John Rosevear |
The First Step to Rebuilding Your Retirement The first step to rebuilding your retirement is to get your 401(k) in order. Follow these steps to get it done. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Bill Barker |
$40 Billion Small Caps How your "small-cap" fund might own some of the biggest companies in the market. |
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 January 7, 2004 |
Money for Nothin' Get the nitty-gritty on 401(k)s. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
If You Don't Have a 401(k) There's more than one way to build a strong retirement. |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
Congratulations, You're an Investor! It's time to super-size that cash we've saved all month long. As scary as the stock market has been as of late, it's still the best place for your long-term savings. Mutual funds are also a popular investment option |
The Motley Fool August 7, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of This Sneaky Employer Trick Don't let your retirement plans get derailed by employer allocation changes. |