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digitaldog Location unknown | 4:00am on Thursday, September 20th, 2007 |
Are Blended Funds a wise choice instead of holding multiple funds in a 401K program? | |
widespread Location unknown | 10:22am on Friday, June 1st, 2007 |
Can Anyone suggest an easy to use retirement calculator via the web? Any advice on the Vanguard REIT fund? | |
Da Location unknown | 10:13am on Sunday, February 25th, 2007 |
For a 25 yr investment term would you invest more in the foreign stock market or US stock market and why? | |
ktpc20 Location unknown | 6:18pm on Saturday, April 29th, 2006 |
Why is there a SEP IRA compensation limit? | |
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Voting Question: 401K Allocation Help...?
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:04:11 GMT)
I just became eligable for 401k at my current company. At previous companies i simply filled out a form to asses my "risk tolerance", etc and they simply suggested a few predetermined allocations and i just chose one. My current company has their 401k through Great West Retirement Services (gwrs.com) and not only do i have 20 different funds to choose from (fidelity,russell, columbia,etc) i have to choose the specific percentage to distribute my money. (5% of this specific fund, 10% of that an
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Resolved Question: Fidelity 401k Question ?
(Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:42:07 GMT)
I have $40,000 dollars in a Fidelity 401k...They are encouraging me to transfer to a Fidelity IRA....Should I do it, or is there a motive behind them, such as them profiting more from this option ? If I do switch to an IRA, should I let them plan it for me ????? I am 35 years old, stay at home "Dad - retired" , and do not plan on contributing ever again to this plan, I just wish to let it alone for atleast 32 years..We have other retirement savings as well as my wifes hospital pension, and ar
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Resolved Question: IRA ROTH or Traditional? Fidilety? Money Market, Stock?
(Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:16:27 GMT)
I am about to start working at Keiser.. They have a 401K plan, however, I wont get it until a year later.. Yes, I know that is bad. So i would like to contribute a portion of my salary bi-weekly to a IRA.
I decided to go with Fidelity
I dont know id i should do the ROTH pay tax now or a Traditional and pay my tax later
I am 33 years old and i have nit worked in a few years and I would like to get my retirement going..
Also, Once i do the automatic contributuin to my account. I dont know
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Resolved Question: Just started working and need some advice with my 401k?
(Wed, 26 May 2010 15:26:32 GMT)
I'm 25 and I need some 401k advice cuz I'm so new at this.
My company offer a 401k plan through Fidelity FID FRDM INDX 2045 K. The company is matching my contribution $ per $ up to 4% of my salary plus an additional 4% retirement fund. Is that a good benefit offer? And is Bond/Stable Value Inv Stable Value FIXED INCOME FUND the safest place for my money? My current setting is 80% in stock market (FID FRDM INDX 2045 K) and 20% in Bond/Stable Value Inv Stable Value FIXED INCOME FUND.
Also how
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Resolved Question: Who exactly was this "Uncle Sam" that took from SS and "spent on other things"?
(Thu, 13 May 2010 15:52:30 GMT)
http://finance.yahoo.com/focus-retirement/article/109539/fixing-social-security-the-low-hanging-fruit?mod=fidelity-readytoretire
Please allow me to highlight a few lines of the article for you;
A report from the Congressional Budget Office in March estimated that starting this year, Social Security will for the first time take in less revenue than it must pay out in benefits.
The Social Security revenue shortfall would last through 2013, then the system would collect a surplus again for two
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Resolved Question: Why are investors telling us we need to save more than 1 million for retirement now?
(Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:49:42 GMT)
http://finance.yahoo.com/focus-retirement/article/109077/1-million-doesnt-cut-it-for-retirement?mod=fidelity-buildingwealth
With more than 10 percent unemployment, and record bankruptcies, it seems like few of us are left with that option. Sure having 3 millions would be nice, but some of of never make that much in our entire careers. With the new healthcare plan, social security going by-by, and inflation, we are obviously going to be facing some pretty hard times in the next 40 years. But I
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Voting Question: Why would they encourage retirees to spend every dime?
(Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:28:10 GMT)
http://finance.yahoo.com/focus-retirement/article/108713/the-spend-every-penny-retirement-plan?mod=fidelity-readytoretire
How in the world did this become good investment advice? They are basically advising retirees to spend every dime of their retirement savings. That now it is becoming "increasingly popular" not to leave a legacy to family and to spend every last dime on country clubs, fancy dining, and cruises?
I understand when you are retired you should spend some money on yourself...b
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Resolved Question: Cliff Swatner is single, 33, and owns a condominium in New York City worth $250,000. Cliff is an attorney and?
(Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:31:38 GMT)
Several years ago, Cliff began investing in stocks and bonds. He made his selections on the basis of articles he read describing good investment opportunities. Some have worked well for Cliff, but others have not. Cliff has never taken the time to evaluate his portfolio performance, but he feels it isn't very good. Cliff currently has about $90,000 invested. He has been dating a woman lately and hopes to marry her in three years, at which time he will need $20,000 for marriage expenses and a h
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Resolved Question: Retirement IRA, or new "year of retirement" plans ?
(Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:04:06 GMT)
I am 35 years old.....I have about $40 thousand dollars in my 401k plan thru a previous employer...I no longer contribute to plan.....I just want to tuck it away somewhere and forget about it until I am 65....Which do you think is better, an IRA, or should I stick it in a "2045" plan which would be the year I plan to use it...Both would be through Fidelity which is where the 401k is currently thru...I would love to hear what you guys think...Fidelity seems to be pushing an IRA, but I am sure t
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Resolved Question: There's rumors about the USD being over-valued, yet my investments are fine. Shall I convert to EUR?
(Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:19:09 GMT)
I invested €150 within a retirement plan as follows:
30% America Fund (USD)
30% China Focus (USD)
40% European Aggressive (EUR)
http://www.fidelity-international.com/pricing/docs/mt/index.html
There are rumors that the USD is overvalued, yet, my broker cannot give me advice whether to sell or convert my funds to EUR although he suggests I should "wait and see" (indirectly).
What would you suggest?
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Resolved Question: pension for dummies ?
(Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:02:58 GMT)
i am currently employed and may choose to leave my company by the end of this year. i am knew at 401k plans and pensions and how they work..anyways my co uses fidelity and i was able to see how much pension benefits i would get if i retired at 51 or 65 . its aid that i am 100 % vested and it had an amount for monthly payments then a diffrnt amount for a lump sum
i am 35 and not close to retirement age of course but does anyone know if i chose to takke it lump sum that i would be eligible to d
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Resolved Question: This is what I have so far but i need help with choosing the 5 mutual funds Can anyone help me out?
(Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:58:02 GMT)
Cliff Swatner is single, 33, and owns a condominium in New York City worth $250,000. Cliff is an attorney and doing well financially. His income last year exceeded $90,000, and he has sufficient liquid assets to supplement his condominium and other tangible assets. Several years ago, Cliff began investing in stocks and bonds. He made his selections on the basis of articles he read describing good investment opportunities. Some have worked well for Cliff, but others have not. Cliff has never ta
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Resolved Question: Help with Retirement 403b & Fidelity Funds?
(Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:52:25 GMT)
I'm 20 years old, just recently I was offered a job as a programmer and analyst. I'm looking over all the investment options offered and I have a huge list of funds to choose from, I'm just still really confused. I plan on talking with a fidelity representative for more insight but want to gather some info as well from others that have gone through this. I do plan to invest the max contributions and I'm wondering since I'm so young should, I be looking for aggressive funds like Spartan 500 Ind
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Voting Question: How can I secretly open a ROTH IRA behind my parent's back?
(Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:32:29 GMT)
I'm 17 almost 18 in December. I asked my parents if I can open a Roth IRA with $2,500. My Asian parents said NO!
My Asian parents have retirement accounts with fidelity. Once every 6 months they send a huge envelope that show my parent's earning at fidelity $44,000. I am planning on opening a roth IRA with fidelity online.
My Asian parents said my retirement will hurt my financial aid. I have $8,000 in the bank and $500 in my savings. I currently have a job. I have no 401K.
My Dad LOST h
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Resolved Question: Is it legal for HP to keep my mothers retirement fund money after she died? HP says they owe us nothing?
(Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:11:51 GMT)
My mother worked at Digital for 14 years, which was later bought by Compaq, which was later bought by HP. I contacted HP after my mother died last month to find out what they needed from me re: taking possession of her retirement account. My father died last summer, and they were actually divorced the year before. HP said the plan she had only allows them to give a pay out to her spouse and since there isn't one anymore they basically get to keep the money she contributed to her account. Tha
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Resolved Question: What's the economy gonna be like in the next year or two?
(Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:57:16 GMT)
I'm a single dad of two kids and got laid off after 20 years. The retirement plan at my previous employer wasn't that great but it's something.
I have just rolled my 401k into a fidelity IRA. I'm just trying to get a feel at what everyone else thinks the stock market may do so that I can adjust my IRA choices.
I'm 48 and just started a new job with a power company. I can get back to what I was making before but it will take a little time. It also has a 401k and some kind of retirement but
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Resolved Question: what is a pension plan or a 401 k ?
(Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:01:21 GMT)
i have been workng for my employer one of the largest telcom names in the world for abt 10 years and i still dnt know the real dffrnce in what a 401 k or a pension plan is.. i am finally about to consider starting to save for my retirement by contributing frm my paychecks and i tried to understand the dffrnce but still confused. or are they the same thing.. ok so my co uses Fidelity Investments and i logged in and i recongid me thru my employer yadayadayada.. and it asked the percentage i wan
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Resolved Question: How should I invest 50K?
(Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:43:17 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K earning/saving by Dec 2009.
So I plan to distrubute them in the following wayL
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I like or k
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Resolved Question: What can I do with my 50K??? invest or save it?
(Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:31:19 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K earning/saving by Dec 2009.
So I plan to distrubute them in the following wayL
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I like or k
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Resolved Question: How can I invest my 50K savings?
(Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:30:40 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K earning/saving by Dec 2009.
So I plan to distrubute them in the following wayL
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I like or k
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Resolved Question: I have 50K, how should I invest it?
(Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:18:17 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K earning/saving by Dec 2009.
So I plan to distrubute them in the following wayL
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I like or k
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Resolved Question: Is it too early for retirement planning? 24 years old?
(Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:15:30 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K earning/saving by Dec 2009.
So I plan to distrubute them in the following wayL
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I like or k
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Resolved Question: 24 year old: Is buying stock, IRA, 401K a good choice or bad one now?
(Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:16:38 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K saving by Dec 2009.
I plan to do the following investment/finance based on the 50K:
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I lik
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Resolved Question: 24 year old: First time stock investor, making good or bad choices?
(Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:15:18 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K saving by Dec 2009.
I plan to do the following investment/finance based on the 50K:
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I lik
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Resolved Question: New College graduate and confused about personal finance?
(Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:14:23 GMT)
I am 24 and have absolutely no experiences with investing.
After payaing off student loan and cost of living/expenses, I will have about 50K saving by Dec 2009.
I plan to do the following investment/finance based on the 50K:
401K --> 16.5K (I contribute the max allowed)
CDK --> 20K (I will use this for future house buying)
Roth IRA --> 5K (Will open with Vanguard or Fidelity, likely to do with Vanguard Retirement 2050 Fund)
Scottrade --> 7K (I buy stocks from about 10 companies I lik
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Voting Question: please help I do not understand this?
(Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:25:17 GMT)
Cliff Swatner is single, 33, and owns a condominium in New York City worth $250,000. Cliff is an attorney and doing well financially. His income last year exceeded $90,000, and he has sufficient liquid assets to supplement his condominium and other tangible assets. Several years ago, Cliff began investing in stocks and bonds. He made his selections on the basis of articles he read describing good investment opportunities. Some have worked well for Cliff, but others have not. Cliff has never ta
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Resolved Question: fidelity retirement plan 401k and/or IRA?
(Sat, 09 May 2009 17:30:43 GMT)
Is Fidelity a safe company to use for retirement or should i join the pension at my job.
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Resolved Question: TIAA-CREF or Fidelity Investments?
(Tue, 05 May 2009 22:16:15 GMT)
Who's the better choice for a retirement plan? And why?
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Resolved Question: Question about my 401k investments....?
(Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:27:21 GMT)
I am a 31 year old who contributes the maximum to my 401k plan. Over the past couple of years, I've been moving my money out of stocks and into just the cash reserves with Fidelity Looking at my prospectus, it says that although it tries to keep NAV at 1.00, it is possible to lose money. My fear is that I'm going to wake up one day to a stock market crash and that I will be wiped out. Should I stop contributing to my 401k and divert the money I would be putting in there into something else
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Resolved Question: Question about claiming retirement contributions in Turbo Tax?
(Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:27:05 GMT)
Hello! I have a question that I'm hoping someone here can help me with. I have a retirement plan with my company. My retirement contributions are in two pots: one with Fidelity and one with TIAA CREF. The one with TIAA CREF is our required contributions to our retirement (company matched). My contribution to Fidelity is a Roth and is a voluntary contribution (also matched). What do I need to put into Turbo Tax to make sure these are all covered?
Thanks in advance.
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Resolved Question: I need some money and I was wondering if I can take out my money from my retirement savings plan from Fidelity?
(Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:05:09 GMT)
I need to get my car fixed and i was wondering if I can withdrawl the 2500 dollars in there. If I can, do they tax it alot?
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Voting Question: I want to contribute to my retirement plan ..............?
(Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:59:04 GMT)
I don't have a 401k....so my question is....do i open an ira like at fidelity, or t rowe, or do i go to a local bank and open a cd ira? Looking for suggestions. Thanks.
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Resolved Question: My 401(k) has lost 44%. Please assist in re-balancing my fund allocations, or confirming my current choices.?
(Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:38:06 GMT)
My work sponsored 401 (k) has lost approx. 44 percent YTD this year, and while I know that I am by far not alone in this regard, I was reviewing my asset allocation to determine if I need to re-allocate my dollars. If any of you are savy in this regard, and would care to help and offer your suggestion and reasoning, I would appreciate it.
I am 27, and would consider myself a risk taker, so don't mind high risk tolerance investments...and obviously (and unfortunatle) have a while until retire
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Resolved Question: I have concerns as to how I have my 401k retirement account setup in terms of my elections.?
(Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:02:15 GMT)
I'm 41 years old and contribute 10% of my paycheck to a 401k account and my company matches 5%, (yearly salary 70,000). The 401k plan has the following elections available: Fidelity Blue Chip Growth-FBGRX, Fidelity Equity Income-FEQIX, Fidelity Growth & Income-FGRIX, Fidelity Growth Company-FDGRX, Spartan US Equity Index-FUSEX, Fidelity Aggressive Growth-FDEGX, Fidelity Diversified International-FDIVX, Fidelity Emerging Markets-FEMKX a series of Blended Investments through the Fidelity Freedo
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Resolved Question: Should I switch from American Funds to Fidelity?
(Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:44:30 GMT)
I am 36. Have $16K in American Balanced Fund class B shares, started in 2005. I was naive when I got into it and now am hearing bad things about loaded American Funds that they don't perform any better than non loaded funds like Fidelity or Vanguard. It is a Roth IRA and I have no 401K plan, so it's all I have for retirement. Do I have to pay a penalty to switch over, or should I switch over?
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Resolved Question: My employer has consolidated 403b programs,dropping mine-will i loose money because i have to switch providers?
(Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:57:02 GMT)
I work for the University of North Carolina system and they are setting up a system-wide 403(b) plan. They have decided to stick with 2 retirement programs (Fidelity and TIAA-CREF), dropping the other options. I currently am with Lincoln Financial Group. Will I loose money/be penalized when I transfer to one of the two providers? And which one is the best one of the 2 options?
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Voting Question: I have a 403b retirement plan. I'm in my twenties, want to retire by early 50s. How much percentage should I-?
(Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:57:36 GMT)
put into my 403b of what? I have no idea; only that I have a Fidelity account and I get to pick and choose my own stocks/ bonds/ etc... To retire in about 22 years, what's my best bet to make the most amount of money... help?
THANKS!
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Resolved Question: I am 23 years old and planning for retirement. Young and confused!!! HELP PLEASE!!!?
(Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:46:54 GMT)
Well, I just started my first real job less than a month ago and the agency that I work for offers a savings retirement plan through Fidelity. Is it a smart move for me to go ahead and set up a plan right now? It's all confusing to me! The economy doesn't seem stable at all and worries me a bit. I have a former employer based 401k with Vanguard that I have that I didn't know about not until few months ago which I received from a bonus of some kind. Should I roll that over to Fidelity? Al
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Resolved Question: What is a safe investment for 200,000.00?
(Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:15:00 GMT)
I recently inherited 200 thousand dollars (net) and need suggestions for income producing investments. I'm approaching retirement and this money will be a large part of my retirement plan. I will be talking to Fidelity and Vanguard very soon but wanted to get some thoughts from the "hive mind" here at Yahoo...ya never know!
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Resolved Question: A question about retirement investing.?
(Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:28:36 GMT)
I'm 68, retired in March and my ex employeer suggested that I contact this financial advisor to get some ideas and help about rolling over my 401K. He suggests combining my 401k and my IRA and putting them into " ing " with a guaranteed 7% and taking an inheritance (approx. the same amount as the ira and 401k) and putting it into an actively managed plan which charges around 2.5% instead of letting it languish or drop in the current mutual funds with Wash Mutual and Fidelity. I expressed inte
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Resolved Question: fidelity 401(k) urgent?
(Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:28:28 GMT)
how do i cancel a 401(k) retirement plan?
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Resolved Question: Please, this is a big money emergency?
(Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:08:03 GMT)
I have been included in a fidelity 401(k) retirement savings plan,
I need to cancel it this instant! It expires in two hours and I will
lose a lot of money if I don't find out how to cancel this 401(k).
If this helps: I have made an account at fidelity.com already! Plz
hurry and tell me!
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Voting Question: Retirement Fund?
(Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:59:34 GMT)
im starting to look intomy retirement fund. Id like to find a company that there is no minimum balance to have or requires a min. deposit every month. Fidelity so far has a cash savings plan, like a savings account. Would like to find more places or see if there is a company that doesnt require a minmum's
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Voting Question: Roth IRA and TSP feedback needed.?
(Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:27:12 GMT)
I need some feedback about investments. I am a government employee and put ten percent of my earnings into a TSP account with a 5 percent employer match. I've invested this within a lifecycle fund. I have recently opened up a Roth IRA account through Fidelity so that I may have more options and breathing room for my retirement. Currently I plan to invest $200 a month in the Fidelity Freedom Fund (which is another version of the lifecycle fund) which works out to about $2,400 per year. I a
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Resolved Question: 401(k) help!?
(Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:14:03 GMT)
I'm about to enroll in my company's 401(k) plan. They match 50% up to a 6% contribution. I would like to contribute 6%, but I'm about to have to start paying off my student loans, which will be quite a big payment, so I don't know if I can afford it.
But I guess my bigger question is how to allocate my investments, since I have no idea where to start. Here are my options:
The target date retirement funds (I probably won't go with this)
AmCent Strategic Allocation: Aggressive, Conservative,
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Resolved Question: I am 23 and have $3,000 should I invest in a Roth IRA?
(Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:33:55 GMT)
So I finally decided to sell my stock that I had bought through a Employee Stock Purchase and after tax thats what I was left with. Now I have not invested in a retirement plan yet and was very interested in doing so now. I was looking through Fidelity Investments since thats who I sold the stock through. Anyone have any advise on retirement plans? Assuming I retire at 65.
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Resolved Question: Why does my friend's company only offer mutual funds with front-end sales loads in it's 401(K)?
(Sat, 24 May 2008 17:12:41 GMT)
I have an interest in investing and retirement planning. In my humble opinion, it is absolutely unnecessary to invest in mutual funds with a sales load. It is just throwing away money when there are so many quality companies such as Dodge & Cox, Vanguard, Fidelity, etc. that offer funds with no sales charge. I looked at my friend's retirement options through his employer. EVERY SINGLE FUND had a front-end load of between 4% and 6% and most funds also had 12b1 fees. Most of the funds offer
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Resolved Question: Which retirement plan is best,striaght annunity frm your employer r lump sum investment w large investment grp
(Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:28:22 GMT)
An investment grp such as T Rowe price,Fidelity,Charles Schwab etc investing in conservative investments.
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Resolved Question: I know I want a Roth IRA: Now what?
(Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:47:58 GMT)
Okay I'm 23 recent college grad and just married. I want to start a roth IRA and this will be my only retirement plan. I know to stick with a big name company like fidelity or vanguard but their websites are SO confusing. I have a high risk tolerance because I'm so young and think I want to open just a basic mutual fund and let the fund person keep track of everything for me. So my question I guess is how do I know which company to go with and which one of their funds to choose? Oh, and what i
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Resolved Question: I need to start investing in the next month for retirement, any suggestions???
(Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:38:35 GMT)
It might take me the next year or so to find the time to get really educated on investing but in the meentime I need to buy something so Im not wasting all of my time. I am probably going to become a member of Fidelity and buy a mutual fund within the next month. After that I plan on getting spun up on everything and start to buy more.
I just feel that if I wait till Im an expert on this stuff I will be 30 yrs old before I do anything. I cant wait that long to get started. What do you thi
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