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Press coverage of year-end 2008 EBRI/ICI 401(k) results
Average 401(k) Balance Fell 24% in 2008
BankInvestmentConsultant.com - 28 minutes ago
By Money Management Executive Workers who had already been investing in their 401(k) for at least five years through 2008 saw their balances drop an average ...
Average 401(k) Balance Fell 24% in 2008
Financial-Planning.com - 32 minutes ago
By Money Management Executive Workers who had already been investing in their 401(k) for at least five years through 2008 saw their balances drop an average ...
Average 401(k) Balance Fell 24% in 2008
On Wall Street - 33 minutes ago
By Money Management Executive Workers who had already been investing in their 401(k) for at least five years through 2008 saw their balances drop an average ...
Don't be scared away from 401(k) investments
Jackson Clarion Ledger - 1 hour ago
If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, stop your hand-wringing. It is. ...
Your retirement plan is still valuable
OCRegister - 3 hours ago
If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, stop your hand-wringing. ...
Right time to invest in a 401(k) plan? Absolutely
HeraldNet - Michelle Singletary - 5 hours ago
If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, ...
Daily Press - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON — If you are wondering if it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, stop your hand-wringing. ...
The Forecast Is Sunny if You Weather the 401(k) Storm
Washington Post - Michelle Singletary - 12 hours ago
If you are wondering whether it's still worth the worry to invest in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, ...
Market Meltdown Costs 401(k) Participants One-Third of Their Retirement Savings
Workforce Management - 16 hours ago
The average 401(k) participant lost nearly one-third of his or her retirement account assets in 2008 because of the market downturn, according to a report ...
Long-Term 401(k) Balances Up Despite Recession
Planadviser.com - Rebecca Moore - 16 hours ago
October 07, 2009 --- After rising for five years, the average 401(k) retirement account fell 24.3% in 2008, according to an analysis of participants in the ...
How Your 401(k) Investments Stack Up
U.S. News & World Report - Emily Brandon - 16 hours ago
The bulk of 401(k) assets are invested in stocks. At the end of 2008, 56 percent of 401(k) participants' savings was invested in the stock ...
401(k) Assets Fell 30.5% in 2008
Financial Advisor Magazine - 17 hours ago
A new report has quantified the damage the 2008 bear market inflicted upon Americans' 401(k) savings and, as expected, it was severe. ...
401(k) balances fall sharply in 2008: Study
Business Insurance - Jerry Geisel - 19 hours ago
Employees' 401(k) plan account balances fell sharply in 2008 as equities markets plunged, but the account balances remain significantly higher than a few ...
401(k) investors: Hit hard in '08, doing better now
CNNMoney.com - Jeanne Sahadi - 21 hours ago
The financial crisis pounded investors, and a new report details just how badly. But 401(k) participants have since prevailed over the most punishing market ...
Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor Column: 401(K) Savers Took Beating During ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Oct 7, 2009
Pretty bad. So bad that most savers probably don't need a study to confirm it. --Many American workers suffered an average 24.3% decline in their 401(k) ...
For Consistent Savers, 401k Balances Shrunk 24 Percent in '08
MutualFundWire.com (subscription) - Adam Kommel - Oct 7, 2009
The average 401(k) account balance consistently held since 2003 fell 24.3 percent in 2008, a report authored jointly by the Employee Benefit Research ...
For Consistent Savers, 401k Balances Shrunk 24 Percent in '08
MutualFundWire.com - Adam Kommel - Oct 7, 2009
The average 401(k) account balance consistently held since 2003 fell 24.3 percent in 2008, a report authored jointly by the Employee Benefit Research ...
401(k) accounts took a beating in '08
Chicago Sun-Times - Francine Knowles - Oct 7, 2009
The Employee Benefit Research Institute's database of 24 million 401(k) plan participants showed the average ...
401(k) savers took beating during meltdown of '08
Detroit Free Press - Susan Tompor - Oct 7, 2009
Pretty bad. So bad that most savers probably don't need a study to confirm it. • Many American workers suffered an average 24.3% decline in ...
A Post-Mortem on Your 401(k)s in 2008
Wall Street Journal - Andrea Coombes - Oct 6, 2009
Maybe the best that can be said about the effect of last year's market crash on average 401(k) balances is: It could have been worse. ...
401(k) asset gain seen despite market meltdown
Pensions & Investments - Jeff Nash - Oct 6, 2009
“Consistent” 401(k) participants — those who have held accounts with the same employer every year from January 2004 through December 2008 ...
New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market
PR Newswire (press release) - Oct 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average ...
New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market
Webnewswire.com - Oct 6, 2009
prnewswire-usnewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average drop in their ...
New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market
SunHerald.com (press release) - Oct 6, 2009
Despite Losses, Ongoing Contributions Pay Off in 5-Year Account Growth WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) ...
Retirement Funds Fell Less than Broader Market in 2008, Study Says
Wall Street Journal - Andrea Coombes - Oct 6, 2009
Maybe the best that can be said about the effect of last year's market crash on average 401(k) balances is: It could have been worse. ...
New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market
Earthtimes (press release) - Oct 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average ...
New Research from EBRI/ICI: 401(k) Balances Fell in 2008 Bear Market
SYS-CON Media (press release) - Oct 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American workers who held 401(k) accounts consistently from 2003 through 2008 suffered a 24.3 percent average ...
Typical US Worker Saw 401(k) Lose 24.3% in 2008
BusinessWeek - Lauren Young - Oct 6, 2009
The average 401(k) account balance was $86513 at year-end 2008. (At the end of 2007, the average investor had an account balance of $114337. ...
Detroit Free Press - Susan Tompor - Oct 6, 2009
Pretty bad. So bad that most savers probably don't need a study to confirm it. • Many American workers suffered an average 24.3% decline in ...
In the balance: 401(k) participants lose one-third of their assets
InvestmentNews - Sara Hansard - Oct 6, 2009
The average 401(k) participant lost nearly one-third of their retirement account assets last year because of the market downturn, ...
US Workers' 401(k)s Fell 30% Last Year - Report
Wall Street Journal - Oct 6, 2009
American workers with 401(k) accounts saw their savings ravaged during 2008's bear market, though people with accounts for at least five years saw smaller ...
401(k) investors: Hit hard in '08, doing better now
CNNMoney.com - Jeanne Sahadi - Oct 6, 2009
The financial crisis pounded investors, and a new report details just how badly. But 401(k) participants have since prevailed over the most punishing market ...
But average 401(k) balance among consistent savers fell 24% in 2008
MarketWatch - Andrea Coombes - Oct 5, 2009
By Andrea Coombes, marketwatch SAN FRANCISCO (marketwatch) -- Maybe the best that can be said about the effect of last year's market crash on average 401(k) ...