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To Rollover or Not Rollover Your 401k Plan – It Depends

Submitted by The Participant Effect on August 23rd, 2016

One of the biggest decisions many of our clients face is what to do with their 401k plan when they leave their employer.

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Student Loan Defaults Can Wreak Havoc on Retirees

Submitted by The Participant Effect on August 23rd, 2016

No one could have foreseen the convergence of two of the most consequential economic events in our history – the mass migration of the Baby Boom generation into their final life stage and the tectonic shift of a declining global economy.  Unhinged stock market volatility, rising health care costs and historically low interest rates on savings have caused millions of pre-retirees to r

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Are You Nominally or Really on Track to Your Retirement Goals?

Submitted by The Participant Effect on August 23rd, 2016

Amidst the more obvious lingering effects of a sluggish economy, such as slow job growth, decreasing incomes, low interest rates and shaky consumer confidence, there lurks a more insidious threat which, thus far, has largely been ignored.

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Investing for Retirement: What Would Warren Buffett Do?

Submitted by The Participant Effect on August 23rd, 2016

Caught in an extraordinary convergence of unhinged stock market volatility and historically low interest rates on savings, many people are rethinking their plans and their vision for the future, especially as they consider the prospect of having to stretch their retirement income over 25 or 30 years.  A study conducted in 2015 by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found workers of all

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Investing for Retirement: What Would Warren Buffett Do?

Submitted by The Participant Effect on August 23rd, 2016

Caught in an extraordinary convergence of unhinged stock market volatility and historically low interest rates on savings, many people are rethinking their plans and their vision for the future, especially as they consider the prospect of having to stretch their retirement income over 25 or 30 years.  A study conducted in 2015 by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found workers of all

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I’ve Depleted My Emergency Fund. Now What?

Submitted by The Participant Effect on February 4th, 2021

Perhaps you’ve lost a job, faced an illness or have been delt a family crisis that emptied out your emergency fund. What are your next steps?

 

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How Much House Can I Afford?

Submitted by The Participant Effect on February 4th, 2021

You’re eyeing center-hall colonials in your neighborhood and dreaming about the garden you want to plant in the backyard and all the holiday celebrations you’ll host. You’ve saved toward this goal and think you’re ready to pull the trigger. But the real question is: How much house can I afford?

Or is it?

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Is Social Security “Going Broke”?

Submitted by The Participant Effect on September 30th, 2020

Social Security’s financial cliff is coming closer into view. Experts project that the fund that pays for government retirement benefits through FICA taxes will be depleted within the next 15 years.

 

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