Book description:A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Straightforward facts for all workers looking to protect their company 401(k) assets in a postEnron world
From Enron on down, recent high-profile bankruptcies have awakened American workers to the vulnerability of their 401(k) plans and left millions wondering what they can do to protect themselves. Protect Your 401(k) hits this market with practical, accessible answers, explaining everything from what a 401(k) is to how to take full advantage of matching programs, assert control over investment policy, and more.
In-depth enough to guide readers from starting a plan through taking distributions, yet plain-talking enough to be understood by all workers regardless of their backgrounds, Protect Your 401(k) covers:
Simple steps every worker should take first
How 401(k) plans work
Advanced strategies for really putting a plan to work
Warning signs of a 401(k) provider in trouble
How to get your money out safely
The Essential Book for Anyone Who Has a 401(k)and Wants to Keep It!
If you are like millions of American workers, your work-related 401(k) has grown to become a major component of your overall financial future, second only to your home. Yet while you wouldn't consider leaving your house uninsured, have you left your 401(k) to fend for itself against Enron-type corporate disasters and other unforeseen events that could destroy its valueand devastate your retirement security?
Protect Your 401(k) is the first book to provide you with specific, nuts-and-bolts steps you can take to protect your 401(k) as you maximize its growth. Packed with essential information and basic do's and don'ts for every American with a 401(k), this no-nonsense book features:
10 steps you should take immediately to safeguard your 401(k) assets
6 core investment concepts for dramatically improving the growth of your 401(k)
Guidelines for implementing a strategy designed to protect you in both up and down markets
Because your 401(k) belongs to you, it is your responsibility to watch over it. Protect Your 401(k) provides you with practical, sensible strategies for taking care of your 401(k) today, so that it can take care of you tomorrow.
