A friend e-mailed me last week asking about her 401k options. She left her former employer, but also left her 401k plan with them. She was wondering if she should roll the old account over into an account with her new employer.
I let…
A reader wrote in about the benefits of investing in stable income funds. These types of funds have risk and return a little higher than your average money market fund. The fund’s goal is to maintain the principle of your…
Where is your emergency cash stashed?
At the beginning of September, the unemployment numbers for August were released. The number of people in the nation that were unemployed and actively seeking work was 6.1% up from 5.7% in the previous…
Many companies offer a 401(k) or 403(b) plan as a benefit to their employees. For those who are familiar with 401(k) plans as being a retirement savings plans, a 403(b) is a similar plan offered to employees of educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Both have the benefit of deferring taxes until withdrawal.
