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Common Sense Party

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4. Definitely true, but even a 50/50 bond/stock mix is better than

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 12:07 PM

Jul 2012

100% cash.

I was just reviewing one of my clients' 401(k) plans, and almost half the participants are 100% in the money market fund.

They earned less than one tenth of a percent last year.

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5 Ways People Sabotage Their Own Retirement [View all] Common Sense Party Jul 2012 OP

6. Voting for republicans. Turbineguy Jul 2012 #1

I almost posted the same thing Common Sense Party Jul 2012 #3

#4. sure hard to find the happy medium in this market. thanks. nt seabeyond Jul 2012 #2

Definitely true, but even a 50/50 bond/stock mix is better than Common Sense Party Jul 2012 #4

The 18% is if you wait until age 35 to start saving. SheilaT Jul 2012 #5

Amen to that. When I was out knocking doors, meeting people as a beginning Common Sense Party Jul 2012 #6

Not a bunch... GreenMask Jul 2012 #7

I agree. Common Sense Party Jul 2012 #8

Bye freeper. Had you all along. Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #9

Retirement Billy Patterson Aug 2012 #10

5 ways people sabotage their own retirement GMR Transcription Nov 2012 #11