http://www.wealthtodayblog.com/401k-help-needed-for-a-performance-based-company-match Personal Finance Advice On Being Rich, Investing Wisely, Reducing Debt, Repairing Credit, Budgeting, Taxes, Savings Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.wealthtodayblog.com/401k-help-needed-for-a-performance-based-company-match/comment-page-1#comment-385 IRA vs 401k » Wealth Today Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:46:11 +0000 http://www.wealthtodayblog.com/401k-help-needed-for-a-performance-based-company-match#comment-385 [...] I recently wrote a query for opinions about investing in my 401k vs an IRA and had little response. Thanks to Faisal for the lone advice, I questioned others in my company about the benefits of doing so. I was pointed to a fund with tremendous earnings vs the paltry 3.5%-4.2% of my 401k. Now I’ll be adjusting my 401k contribution to permit the maximum match possible, and then invest any difference into an IRA. Filed under: Uncategorized — [...] [...] I recently wrote a query for opinions about investing in my 401k vs an IRA and had little response. Thanks to Faisal for the lone advice, I questioned others in my company about the benefits of doing so. I was pointed to a fund with tremendous earnings vs the paltry 3.5%-4.2% of my 401k. Now I’ll be adjusting my 401k contribution to permit the maximum match possible, and then invest any difference into an IRA. Filed under: Uncategorized — [...]

]]> http://www.wealthtodayblog.com/401k-help-needed-for-a-performance-based-company-match/comment-page-1#comment-371 Faisal Laljee Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:38:52 +0000 http://www.wealthtodayblog.com/401k-help-needed-for-a-performance-based-company-match#comment-371 I agree with the first part. Invest in the 401k upto the maximum your company matches. Beyond that, invest it in a regular brokerage account. If you are in your thirties or younger, you want to be rich while you are young. If you put every single spare dollar into retirement, then you are missing out on the joys of life that money can buy. I agree with the first part. Invest in the 401k upto the maximum your company matches. Beyond that, invest it in a regular brokerage account. If you are in your thirties or younger, you want to be rich while you are young. If you put every single spare dollar into retirement, then you are missing out on the joys of life that money can buy.

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