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Fund Fees

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Cut the fees and get more retirement cash
Are you paying too much in fees on your IRA  or 401 (k) retirement fund?
If you are paying too much in fees for your 401 (k) retirement fund, you could lose 15-20% of the total benefits over the years you are saving. In fact, an increase of 1% […]

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401(k) – take advantage of new rules

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

With a change in the laws, there never was a better time to start a 401(k) retirement fund. In fact, you may find that you have already started one, because under the new law, your employer can put you into a 401(k) retirement fund automatically.
If that happens – or has happened  - to you, you […]

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ICMA Retirement

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Set up to provide pensions plans for government employees, ICMA Retirement Corporation now provides pensions for the employees of 6,600 government-owed bodies and departments. About 650,000 people participate in ICMA pension plans.
ICMA pensions are of the deferred compensation type, and include:
457 – the majority of ICMA pension plans
401(a)
401(k)
ICMA offers a five-minute pension check-up, which includes […]

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Avoid the biggest pitfalls in 401 (k) retirement plans

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Guess what is the biggest pitfall in 401 (k) retirement plans. It is not doing one at all! You see, when you are young you think: “I don’t need a retirement plan yet – I won’t retire for more than 30 years – and I might die before then.” So you don’t bother.
Later, you think […]

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Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Are you saving towards retirement? If so, is the money coming out of your pay check before you get it? If you answer ‘Yes’ to both questions you are doing well. You are saving the way you MUST save for retirement.
Do something Now!
If you answer ‘No’ then you are looking ahead to a bleak […]

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