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Some advice for the 401(k) generation
Jan 4, 2013
We work day after day, year after year, to get ready for a future when we hope we won't have to work. But retirement isn't quite as simple as it used to be, says commentator Chris Farrell.
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IBM remakes its match
Dec 7, 2012
The tech giant is shifting its 401(k) plan to once-a-year matches instead of monthly payments.
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The 401(k) system doesn't work
Jul 27, 2012
Many Americans are unprepared for retirement -- and an economics professor believes government intervention is necessary to create a viable retirement system.
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Americans getting risky with their 401(k)s
Jul 20, 2012
Americans are trying to recoup losses from the recession by gambling with their retirement accounts.
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CalPERS earnings fall flat
Jul 17, 2012
The nation's largest public pension fund got just a one percent annual return on its investments, well below the 7.5 percent the California Public Employees' Retirement System had projected for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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Letters: An estate planning primer
Jul 13, 2012
This week's letter segments tackles questions for the senior set.
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No retirement savings plan for now
May 16, 2012
I just graduated from law school and found the perfect job for me. Unfortunately, it does not offer a 401(k). I have a number of old 401(k)s from previous jobs, including a few that have been rolled over into Roth IRAs. Because I was in school for 3 years, I haven't been adding to my retirement saving for that period, thinking I could "make it up." To top it all off, my husband and I now make in excess of the maximum for IRA contributions. How should I be saving for retirement at this point? Jane, Los Angeles, CA
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The complex universe of retirement savings plans
May 7, 2012
Why can I put more money each year into a 401(k) than I can an IRA? This is stupid. I'm currently a contract employee and can only put $6,000 a year into an IRA, since I'm 50 and can use the catch-up provision. Last year, as an employee of a company that offered a 401(k), I saved more than $12,000. Plus, my company matched very generously. Thanks, Ernie, Sunnyvale, CA
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The 401(k): A failed experiment?
May 4, 2012
Labor economist Teresa Ghilarducci thinks it's time for the 401(k) to be replaced.
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Is the 401(k) still the best retirement plan?
May 4, 2012
Fidelity said this week that our 401(k) account balances were up 8 percent on average in the first quarter of this year. But the major stock market indexes were up even more than that. So are 401(k)s really the right ticket to a happy retirement?
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