Tuesday, March 17, 2009

 

Seven costly mistakes workers make when they leave a job

There's many a slip twixt cup and lip. Most people, conventional wisdom might suggest, would roll their entire 401(k) over to an IRA after they leave their employer. But according to data released last week, many workers only roll a portion of their retirement funds into an IRA.

According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, those with $50,000 or more in their 401(k) roll over on average 72.4% of their balance after leaving their employer while those with $1,000 to $2,499 in their 401(k) plan roll over on average just 19.5%...

Yahoo! Finance: Seven costly mistakes workers make when they leave a job

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