There are some general rules workers should be aware of when operating a 401K/403B plan.
1. Savings Plans have defined limits – this means you cannot save ALL your pay
2. Most plans allow a company match, where the company matches what the employee contributes, to a specific proportion. This can range from 10% to 800%, depending [...]
Budgeting is important for the individual living alone or for a household. Many have forgotten what it is to live within their means, but the last great recession left many families with crippling, but avoidable financial crises that could have been avoided if individuals had working budgets.
The issue facing many families and individuals is learning [...]
Even the casual reader of financial publications will know that the United States has a huge and worsening problem with its current account deficits. In 2010, the deficit was $1.29 trillion, which followed a record $1.42 trillion in 2009 – a shocking 10.0% of GDP and the highest in nearly 65 years.
For 2011, the [...]
A few months short of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, its author, Osama bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan. The news was announced by President Obama last night at about midnight ET. He said that bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces 150 miles north of Islamabad in Pakistan.
Cheering crowds [...]
The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that gross domestic product (GDP)– the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at a disappointing 1.8% in the first quarter of 2011 (from the fourth quarter to the first quarter). Remember that in the 4th quarter, [...]
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