I’ve known a few people in my career in pharmacy who have left their 401k contributions invested in their former employers’ sponsored retirement savings plans only because they didn’t know what to do with it after they left. That’s unfortunate, because many of the employer-sponsored 401k (and similar) retirement savings plans that I’ve experienced are [...]
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A Kid’s View Of Retirement
Kids say the funniest things—but sometimes, they’re smarter than we think. Hear their thoughts on retirement, and find out if you’re on track. Video presentation courtesy of The Vanguard Group.
National Save For Retirement Week
It’s that time of the year again folks. October 18-24, 2009 has been congressionally endorsed “National Save for Retirement Week”, and is formally calling on local and national public, private and federal employers to promote the benefits of saving for retirement and encouraging their employees to take full advantage of employer-sponsored plans. So, if you [...]
What Will You Do With That Raise?
Although this recession has taken it’s toll on some businesses, there are still a few well-run companies who’ll value their employees’ contributions with a raise this year. If you’re one of the lucky ones, what are you going to do with that extra money? We all the know the economy could use a good kick [...]
Financial Homework
Very informative show this week on Consuelo Mack: WealthTrack. If you haven’t seen it yet on your local PBS station, stop by her site and watch it through her free “video on demand” service. It’ll be worth your time. This week’s show seemed geared more towards average individual investors, those with 401k plans and the [...]
Where To Stash Your Cash
I was recently reading a blog catalog post where the author and some of the commenters wrote that they refuse to contribute towards their company’s retirement plan (401k, 403b, etc.) because they think their plan is a scam or assume their contributions can only be invested into the stock market. The stock market isn’t for [...]