Retirement Reform Blog

It’s about time…the good news about 401(k)s has finally surfaced, thanks to an article from the Wall Street Journal.   After all the hand-wringing over 401(k) balances that took a tumble last fall, and ideas proposed by some in Congress over what to do about it (mainly nanny-state schemes of allowing the government to manage retirement accounts), it has been noticed that balances are bouncing back.   (Thank you to WSJ’s Karen Blumenthal) Read the rest of this entry »

To readers who are having misgivings about the stock market, the bond market, your 401(k) or IRA accounts and retirement savings in general:  Take a look at the new NCPA policy report, "Ten Ways to Wreck Your Retirement."  While some of the ways seem obvious, the recent economic turmoil have left some savers tossing common sense out the window.  So think carefully before you cash out and stick your money under the mattress or invest in ostrich farms of dubious value (remember those from the 1980s?).