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In reply to the discussion: Americans are withdrawing their 401k money early - experts are calling it "a flood" [View all]KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)41. My Dad died 4 days before his retirement date from GE
There was a small life insurance payout but my father signed up for reduced benefits so Mom would have something and she got nothing. You can guess I'm not a big fan of defined pension benefit plans. I'd rather wages be better, personal retirement accounts be insured and medical care insurance be universal single payor.
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Liberal_in_LA
Oct 2014
OP
I have it, but I lost the medical. It was touch and go there for a while, with quarterly scare mail
freshwest
Oct 2014
#18
With due respect, if you have your money "invested" in Wall Street, and don't recognize that
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#9
Buffett has also stated that his preferred time period for holding a stock is 'forever'. I've
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#15
I should have said "speculation" in lieu of gambling. Choice of words is important. No one would
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#22
Fair enough. I will say again that workers need to make sure their choices about
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#26
If you typed "king" in lieu of "kid", it's a wonder you managed to get Charlemagne correct.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#36
I'm getting to be an old fart, getting absent-minded in my dotage. It's a wonder I can
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#37
When you put in only a few hundred to a few thousand dollars a year into a 401(K),
JDPriestly
Oct 2014
#19
Even if you put 100% of your contributions annually into a Money Market account? That's
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#24
You'll get no argument from me. The money market account is perfect when
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#35
When one buys a share of stock in a publicly-traded company, one is becoming
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#21
When you buy a share of a company from another individual you are not "investing" in the company.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#27
I think the Stock Market operates as a pyramid scheme with frequent "adjustments" which is code for
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#40
My husband and I have had to pull some out, and I wouldn't be surprised if we have to pull more out.
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#17