Are you one of those people who were afraid to open your 401(k) or IRA statements last January and/or March? I know I was. However, I never stopped thinking about contributing to what many people called “a sinking ship”: my investment portfolio.
If you have been thinking of stopping contributing to your company’s 401(k) [...]
Entries Tagged as '401k'
Should I Still Contribute to My 401(k)?
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Banking, Consumer Info
Tags: 401k·contribute·economy·IRA·market environment·matching·Retirement·stock market
Top Indicators Things Really ARE That Bad
June 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Credit Cards
I saw some of these posted online and added a few of my own (my apologies in advance if anyone is offended).
I saw a man in Costco buying one roll of toilet paper
Bill Gates had to switch to dial up.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
CEO’s are now playing miniature golf.
They send out pre-declined [...]
Tags: 401k·Autos·Bill Gates·Costco·Credit Cards·Dow·economy·mafia·recession·small business
How to Manage Your 401K for 2009
December 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Banking, Consumer Info
My sister works for a financial services company and seems to always be on the money, if you’ll forgive the pun. Last night she was explaining a few things to me about 401Ks, and I thought it would make a great blog post. I may know a thing or do about credit [...]
Tags: 401k·Investing·Managed Accounts·Self Directed 401K·Stock Market Advice
Your Quarterly Statement: Should You Look, or Leap?
October 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Banking, Consumer Debt
Of course, in my humble opinion, there is no amount of lost-money-on-paper that would ever be worth “leaping” over. But if you don’t look at your statements, does it make it any less painful? Perhaps simply speculating that it is “probably not as bad as we think”, or even that it is worse than it [...]
Tags: 401k·brokerage account·financial advisors·investments·IRAs·quarterly statement·stock accounts
