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The Changing Face of Your 401(k)

Posted on March 18, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

2008 will simply not go away. It’s unfortunate really and although I have suggested over the years that our long-term memory could stand an upgrade, the reasons for what occured in the financial markets is unlikely to happen for another…

Tagged with: 401ks, contributions, defined contribution, equities, fiduciary responsibility, investments, markets, mutual funds, pensions, plan administrators, retirement planning, risk reward, target date funds
Posted in 401k, Mutual Fund Investing, Profitable Investments, Retirement Planning Target 2025

Target Date Funds: When Losing Gains Praise

Posted on March 16, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

These days, retirement investing is beginning to resemble a game of horseshoes. Close enough is often considered good if the distance to where you want to be and where your investments are is not too far off. But horseshoes, when…

Tagged with: 401 k plans, actively managed funds, defined contribution, index funds, investments, retirement, risk reward, target date funds. mutual funds
Posted in 401k, Mutual Fund Investing, Profitable Investments, Retirement Planning Target 2025

Inflection Point: The Recovered 401(k)

Posted on December 3, 2009 by petillo — 1 Comment ↓

If you are young(er), if your company continued to match your 401(k) contributions, if you kept your contributions intact, your defined contribution plan has now begun to look as it did before this whole unraveling mess began in 2008. Over…

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