Each day, I get out of bed with the same thought. No matter the day or time. Every individual 401(k) participant I contact. Via telephone, e-mail, or a reader of my blog posts. They will realize one or more of the following conditions. “I have a clear 401(k) mutual...
Every day we realize how technology has changed every part of our business and personal life. Technology has also improved investment management decisions. Especially in company 401(k) retirement plan accounts. Most 401(k) participants do not have the time or the...
Not long ago, I was chatting with an individual 401(k) investor who told me about a specific mutual fund he’d invested in. Since the mutual fund price had gone up recently, he had made a little money. Enough to get his 401(k) account to “all-time highs.” Around the...
Technology is revolutionizing both work and personal life. The investment advice industry is a prime example. I started in the brokerage business in 1984. Stock brokers had exclusive access to everything. Research, trading, and custody of client accounts. Today, not...
I am blessed to collaborate with great individual 401(k) advice clients. They are even-tempered, fact-driven people. Who can listen to reason. And are not afraid to admit they “don’t know what they don’t know.” That has not always been true. With many of my 401(k)...
You should hold as much of your 401(k) as you can in stocks. Because stocks always provide better investment returns over the long run. Always better than other investments alternatives. Bonds, international stocks, or the money market. Stocks beat them all over the...