Share opinions and strategies for planning a secure and comfortable retirement—share tips on saving, investment options, and retirement accounts. For personalized retirement advice, always consult a certified financial planner.
- by systemShare opinions and strategies for planning a secure and comfortable retirement—share tips on saving, investment options, and retirement accounts. For personalized retirement advice, always consult a certified financial planner. 1 post – 1 participant Read full topic
- by Scarlett_3My husband for Christmas would like a book or guide explaining the difference between all the available investment possibilities, most notably Roth IRA's, 401K, etc. My husband and I are both without jobs that offer 401K or any such benefit, so we need to invest on our own. Any suggestions for a book or guide? […]
- by Estrella_Muzaurietathat works with a reputable firm. Long story short, we are in the process of putting all our retiremnt money in on place, Atlanta. We got recomended to this financial advisor and we are having some problems with his company. We did everything he told us and now the company do not want to accept […]
- by Mrs_MMy 23 year old niece just scored her first job out of college finally making real money. I have encouraged her to immediately take advantage of her work place retirement 403b plan. She is absolutely clueless about retirement planning (which speaks volumes about our financial literacy for a majority of young college grads— that's another […]
- by Monique_MWhen I left my job over two years ago to stay home with the kids and have our baby, I didn't cash out or rollover my 401K. Of course now that the ecomony and stock market are really crashing I have lost a chunk of my savings. A family member advised me to just leave […]
- by emily.skinnerOK, I am very unknowledgable on this topic. Our 401K has lost almost 50% of the balance in the last year. Is it just that stocks are down and the economy stinks or do I need to look for a money manager (no idea what they are called) to manage it and replace the shares […]
- by C_P2Does anyone know if an employer has the right to keep an employee from taking their money out of a 401K plan? Apparently, these employees are losing alot of money. They have been told basically the only way you can take the money out is to get fired. They also have been told they can't […]
- by anorman16Hi everyone, Since we're in a Recession and hopefully the only time the market will be this bad during our adult lives, I would love to hear/share ideas of what other moms are doing to cut back on their family's expenses. On our end, we want to contribute the same amount to our 401Ks right […]
- by bobonsterI had been working from the time I graduated college & been contributing to a 401k plan up until the time I stopped working after the birth of my son. I also had a few ROTH Ira's started. I'm no longer able to contribute to those Ira's & don't have an income now. My husband […]