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401K vs IRA – Which Is Better?

July 20, 2011
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These days securing your retirement is more important than ever, but figuring out how to get there can be extremely confusing. The most common retirement investments, 401K’s and IRAs (both Roth and Traditional IRAs) have unique advantages and disadvantages. Let’s take a look at each option to see which of the two better suits your [...]

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How Much Money Should You Save?

February 16, 2011

Understanding how much money you should save is one of the biggest questions in your personal finance life and everyone has a different answer, depending upon your individual circumstances. Since there is no hard and fast rule as to how much each person should save, the answer is that “it depends”. Yea I know that [...]

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Retirement Planning In Your 20s

February 15, 2011

Who wants to think about retirement as soon as they graduate from school? Perhaps not many, but it is actually the perfect time to start making plans. In fact, just after you get your first job is the best time to start putting money away for retirement and here’s why: Albert Einstein said the most [...]

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401k Direct Rollover: How to Rollover a 401k

October 14, 2009

401k Direct Rollover: How to Rollover a 401k The 401k investment plan is very common in the United States, and a large part of the plan is the 401K direct rollover. This package allows every employee to direct a certain portion of their salary into a pension fund which allows them to have money when [...]

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