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retirement 401k

Catchin' Perch

Nobody has ever accused me of being a great fisherman, but when I was seven or eight I knew how to catch perch by the bucket load. I would lie down flat on the sun-warmed dock my dad had built and peek over the edge to the water just below. I had...

6 Easy Mid-year Steps to a Better 401(k)

As a plan sponsor, many of the important administrative tasks associated with your plan’s operation happen behind the scenes with your vendors. Because of this, sometimes it’s easy to be lulled into complacency. If left unchecked the Plan can...

ROTH 401(k): Underutilized and Misunderstood

It has been six years now since the doors opened for 401(k) plans to allow ROTH contributions. Most employers by now have amended their plans to allow these contributions but few employees understand the rules or even know it exists. Here’s the...

Thoughts on Retirement Income

As you get closer to Financial Independence Day (the day you start taking money out of your retirement accounts), the reality of what was an intangible concept for so many years can be a little stressful. Here are some thoughts and concepts I try...