Posts Tagged ‘Retirement Plan’

What Is A 401(K) Plan?

The 401(k) retirement plan is funded by employee contribution and a matching employer contribution. The major feature of the plan is that the contributions are taken from pre-taxed salary. The fund accumulates tax-free until it is withdrawn. Most businesses and tax-exempt organizations can create these retirement plans.
The 401(k) takes its name from the IRC (Internal [...]

Thinks to Consider when Considering a 401(k)

When it comes to financial retirement plans, the sad truth is that far too few people actually have a plan. It is estimated that somewhere in the neighborhood of 30% of employees who are offered a 401(k) through their employers fail to sign up for them. There have been instances in the past when unscrupulous [...]

The seeming lockstep price of Crude Oil and the Morgan

The seeming lockstep price of Crude Oil and the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE based TSP 401k retirement I Fu
A friend of mine at work got into the I fund (based on the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE) at the right time and rode it to some great profits. He said that as oil [...]

Roth 401k New Retirement Savings Plan.

Brand new employer sponsored retirement plan is a hybrid of a traditional 401k and a Roth IRA.
Income tax rates have been cut, the marriage penalty done away with, and the “death tax” is also on a path to no more. All of this is a result of the Bush administration’s Economic Growth and Tax Relief [...]

401(k) Retirement Plan

The cornerstone of retirement savings for many people today, the 401(k) plan is a savings vehicle that requires a hands-on approach which is why we are investing our time and money (intellect = money) in describing its features as fully as possible, so as for you to clearly understand and imbibe them. Ready? If [...]

401(k) Participants Turn to Pros For Help Managing Their Money

401(k) Participants Turn to Pros For Help Managing Their Money
You’re a computer engineer, or a nurse, or a graphic designer. Just keeping current in your own specialty is an effort. So what happens to your 401(k) retirement plan while you’re off doing what you do?
Does it just languish, forgotten, in some dusty corner of your [...]