Four Questions To Ask About 401(k) To IRA Rollovers

Four Questions To Ask About 401(k) To IRA Rollovers

Feb 11, 2014 | Retirement Plans

“Let’s say you are either switching companies or ready to retire. Should you roll over your 401(k) into an individual retirement account (IRA)?” John Wasik addresses the question in a superb personal-finance article on forbes.com. Here are excerpts: “The natural...
ARE YOU BOND SAVVY?

ARE YOU BOND SAVVY?

Feb 6, 2014 | Retirement Plans

Seguing from a recent blog about bonds, it may be fair to wonder just how informed retirement savers are–or aren’t—about them. Not nearly enough, it would seem, or so we gather from an interesting Financial Advisor story by Ted Knutson that reports on the...
BETTER SAVE THAN SORRY

BETTER SAVE THAN SORRY

Feb 4, 2014 | 401k, Retirement Plans

Planning for retirement often means saving for it, and Joe Udo, in a recent piece at usnews.com, has some valuable tips. Among them: “Increase 401(k) contributions. For 2014, the 401(k) contribution limit remains $17,500 for people under 50. According to a Vanguard...