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401K

Posted: February 3, 2012 9:06AM by Tim Parker
Even for those with little or no knowledge of the investment markets, "mutual fund" is a household term. Anybody with a 401(k) or other employee-sponsored retirement account probably has much of...

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Filed Under: 401K, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Retirement
Posted: January 31, 2012 11:19AM by Chris Neiger
When you're a kid, being an adult seems like a long ways off. As we get older, we realize that time moves much faster than we once thought. When it comes to retirement, we need to have this...

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Posted: December 30, 2011 10:13AM by Ryan C. Fuhrmann
Individuals interested in maximizing the savings they have to live off of in their retirement years should be very focused on boosting the dollars they save while in their working years. The 401(k)...

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Filed Under: 401K, Retirement, Savings
Posted: December 29, 2011 9:49AM by Mark P. Cussen
It's time to evaluate the performance of your 401(k) plan over the past year. If your plan has grown, or at least done well relative to the markets at large, then you may not need to make any major...

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Filed Under: 401K, IRA, Retirement Plans
Posted: December 28, 2011 8:41AM by Amy Fontinelle
Stories about millionaires and billionaires who pay little or no income tax make great headlines, especially when these people have committed tax fraud. However, the methods that most wealthy...

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Posted: December 23, 2011 9:56AM by Mark P. Cussen
The number of personal bankruptcies in America has skyrocketed over the past few decades, and the fallout from this alarming trend can last for years for those who choose bankruptcy as the solution...

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Filed Under: 401K, Credit, Debt, IRA, Retirement Plans
Posted: December 23, 2011 9:36AM by Jean Folger
A 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan that allows employees to make pretax contributions to the plan, up to a specified annual amount. Employers may also make matching...

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Filed Under: 401K, Retirement, Savings
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