Whoa! GM Stock Has Vanished, Too?

Imagine it's June 1, 1999 and you happen to be sitting in on one of our seminars, listening to our webinar, or reading this blog and we tell you NOT to invest your serious cash directly in the stock market. The stock market is rolling and all you have to do is just pick a stock or mutual fund and you are on your way to your "dream retirement."On that particular day General Motors (GM) and General

Should You Contribute To A 401(k) Plan BECAUSE Of Matching Employer Contributions?

The conventional “golden rule” seems to be:You should contribute to a 401(k) (or whatever) program your employer offers, if your contributions are matched. In other words, the test to determine whether you should contribute (or not) is if your contributions are matched.This may come as a surprise; but that notion is one of the greatest financial myths of our time. Don’t get me wrong, matching