The default menu of mutual fund options in your 401(k) account can be intimidating. You did not pick the mutual funds. Your company did not pick the mutual funds. They approved the mutual fund menu recommended to them by a consultant. You have to “make lemonade out of...
The S&P 500 is down 19% so far this year. And the stock markets may have much further to fall. And the summer rally has died. The stock markets are down 10% over the last month. Stock market investors have become bearish. The aggressive Federal Reserve monetary...
Do you want to preserve your 401(k) value during periods of extreme stock and bond market volatility? The key is not to “sell everything” and curl up in the fetal position under your desk. At home or at work. Instead, take a current inventory of the 401(k) mutual...
I know you are busy. I also know that as 2021 comes to an end, you have asked yourself this same question multiple time this year. Be aware that a company 401(k) account is a very dangerous animal to evaluate correctly. For that reason, here are a few things to...
Congratulations on your recent and current all-time high valuations of your company 401(k) retirement plan account. Truth be told, your “buy-and-hope” investment management strategy has worked exceedingly well over the last few years. Now, the bad news. When it comes...