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| Vester |
 Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:14 am Post subject: 401k Question |
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So I have about 3k only in my fidelity 401k. I'm 25 years old.
I just checked it and it was in a bond earning about 3%.
I moved it to a stock that was showing 16% ytd.
They limit you on the choices and everything, but I think there was 15 or 20 stocks and other funds. You just put whatever % next to it to allocate it.
Should I spread it around or is having it in one ok for now? Do 401k funds like this ever really do that badly or go broke? |
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| nickspcs |
| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| My 401k had about 13k in it an right after september 11th I lost about 50% |
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| poornewb |
| Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| nickspcs wrote: | | My 401k had about 13k in it an right after september 11th I lost about 50% |
Wow what fund did you have that in? the airlines fund? I didnt notice to big of a glitch in my 401k after 9/11.
My 401k is up 10% for the year so far, and I have some pretty cruddy choices. |
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| jdunn72 |
| Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: |
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| nickspcs wrote: | | My 401k had about 13k in it an right after september 11th I lost about 50% |
WOW, I guess all that begging (and encyclopedic posting) chronic lying (I mean how much of a 401k could a college student that got reprimanded by one of his peers for unethical posting really have?) finally paid off, look at you now  . No, hard feelings but, lets try to keep it real OK. Congratulations, it feels good to be at the top of your game, doesn't it?  |
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| jdunn72 |
| Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| poornewb wrote: | | nickspcs wrote: | | My 401k had about 13k in it an right after september 11th I lost about 50% |
Wow what fund did you have that in? the airlines fund? I didnt notice to big of a glitch in my 401k after 9/11.
My 401k is up 10% for the year so far, and I have some pretty cruddy choices. |
Wow, where are you from, poornewb. He's supposedly talking about a different year get it? Lots of people lost big then....Unfortunately I don't think he's one of them but, he may have been.  |
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| Colli |
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| Staggs |
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