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The Downside of Passively Investing

Posted on January 7, 2010 by petillo — No Comments ↓

The downside of passively investing, such as in index funds, may have cost you dearly over the past year. While you did well, with gains in your retirement portfolio helping ease your concern, had you been in actively managed mutual…

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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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Retirement Plans to Start Now

Posted on November 14, 2009 by petillo — No Comments ↓

Chances are, the lesser your wage will working, the more dependent you will be on Social Security when you retire. While at first glance this might seem a sad state of affairs in terms of a retirement plan, it is…

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