Six Tips for 401k Investing in Today's Volatile Market - Summary: With the recent volatile financial markets, many 401k plan participants are asking for guidance on how to manage their 401k plan assets. To help answer provide some guidance, Charles Schwab & Co. has released these six tips from Senior Vice President Mark W. Riepe, CFA.

Is Your 401k Plan Protected - Summary: With the turmoil in the financial services sector, you might be concerned about the safety of all that money you've allowed to be deducted from your paycheck and invested in a 401k or other retirement account.

Think About the "Retirement Planning Pendulum" - Summary: Easy-to-understand "Retirement Planning Pendulum" concept illustrates the importance of both saving for and spending during retirement years.

FAQs About Retirement Plan Distributions - Summary: You probably have many questions about your retirement plan distributions and the available alternatives. This article provides you with some answers and important information concerning taxes, retirement planning, and investments. When reviewing this information, remember that it is important to consider how new and existing tax laws may apply to your particular situation.

How does a 401k plan work? When does my employer have to deposit my payroll contributions? How can I take an early withdrawals without penalty? Are there warning signs I should look for? What are my pension rights? We have gathered articles on these and other important issues so you can quickly find in depth information and analysis. And we regularly update and add to this content.

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Help With Managing Your Assets

• Understanding Investment Risk
• The Magic of Compounding
• Ten Steps to Making a Financial Plan to Create a Secure Retirement
• Making the Transition: A Pre-Retirement Checklist
• Investment Basics
• The Value of Asset Allocation
• Nurture Your 401k Portfolio Using Asset Allocation
• Asset Allocation Made Simple
• Why Is Knowing the Investment Style of a Stock Mutual Fund Important?
• Company Stock Choices When Leaving Your Job
• Company Stock in Your 401k — Keep It Balanced
• Indexing Prevails in "Stock Picker's" Market
• Find the Right Benchmark to Judge Your Investment Success
• Behavioral Finance — What's behind Your Investing Decisions?
• The Only Thing That Scares a Bull (market) Is a Bear.  An Introduction to Bear Markets.

Other Sites of Interest

Why401k.com is a site where participants can go and calculate how their 401k deferrals will effect their paycheck.
Guideto401kloans.com for information on 401k loans.
Guideto401khardships.com for information on 401k hardships.

Calculators

Here are some handy on-line tools to help you solve some common financial problems. If you find these tools useful, be sure to bookmark this page.

• The Roth 401k Analysis Tool
• A very good paycheck calculator.
• Simple retirement goal calculator.
• How much will I have when I retire?
• What rate of return would I need to reach my retirement goal?
• How much money would I need to start with?
• How much would I need to save each month to reach my retirement goal?
• Investment analysis calculator.
• How can I save a million dollars?
• Investment yield calculator.

Loans and Hardship Withdrawals

• An Overview: 401k Retirement Plan Loans
• An Overview: 401k Hardship Withdrawals
• Hardship Withdrawals Give Access to 401k Savings, but at a Cost
• Don't Tap Your 401k to Pay Off Debt
• Warning: 401k Loans are Hazardous to Your Wealth