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    Making the Most of Your Future: A Quick Guide to Investing in DC Plans    
    What's So Great About DC Plans    
    Making the Most of Your DC Plan    
    Top The Value of a DC Retirement Plan | Overview    
      DC Plan Types: Rounding Up Retirement Plans    
    Money Purchase Plans: A Layaway Plan for Your Future    
      Profit-Sharing Plans: Spreading the Wealth    
      401(k) Plans: Match, Point, and Set    
      403(b) Plans: A Profitable Savings Plan for Nonprofit Employees    
      457(b) Plans: Governing Retirement    
      The Roth 401(k) Contribution: Roth Redux    
         
      The Tax Advantages of a DC Retirement Plan: Get Even with the IRS    
      Tax Deferral: How Much Is It Really Worth?    
      Employer Contributions: Hey Buddy, Got a Match?    
      Employer Matching: It Really Adds Up    
           
      The Power of Compounding: The Early Bird Gets the Condo    
      Starting Early: The Difference It Makes    
         
      DC Plans Make It Easy to Save: It's Automatic    
         
      Loans and Hardship Withdrawals: In Case of Emergency    
         
      Investing in Company Stock: Caveat Emptor    
         
      Options When You Change Jobs: Moving On    
         
    Top The Importance of Planning | Overview    
      Building an Emergency Fund    
      Delaying the Golden Years    
      Dealing with Deflation    
      Planning Basics: Getting Your Finances in Shape    
      Disability and Life Insurance: Just in Case | Table    
      Estate Planning: Will Power | Table    
         
      Retirement Income Goals: How Much Is Enough?    
      Inflation: Bye Bye Buying Power    
      Outsmarting Inflation: Strategies for Protecting Your Retirement Savings    
         
      Saving for College: Lowering the Hurdle to Higher Education    
         
      Finding Cash to Invest: It's Easier Than You Think    
         
      What You Can Expect From Social Security: How Big A Net?    
         
      Individual Retirement Accounts: The ABCs of IRAs    
      The Traditional IRA | Table    
      The Roth IRA | Table    
         
      The Rollover IRA: Taking It With You    
      The Nuts and Bolts of Rollover IRAs: Just Roll With It    
      Taking a Distribution: The Cost of Cashing Out    
         
      Other Investment Options: Beyond Your Retirement Plan    
      Taxable Investment Accounts: Unsheltered Investing    
      Variable Annuities: A Special Tool    
      Your Home as an Investment: Nest or Nest Egg?    
         
    Top The Basics of Investing | Overview    
      How Much International Stock Do I Need?    
      What is Downside Risk?    
      The Time Value of Money: It's About Time    
         
      The Tradeoff Between Investment Risk and Return: Risky Business    
      Different Types of Risk    
      How to Measure Risk    
      The Greatest Risk of All    
      Who Can Take a Lot of Risk?    
      Reducing Your Risk    
      A Risk You Shouldn't Take    
         
      Investment Options: Tools of the Trade    
      Stocks: A Piece of the Pie    
      Bonds: Clipping Coupons    
      Cash: A Safe Place    
      Other Asset Classes: Everything Else    
         
      The Basics of Mutual Funds: The Feeling's Mutual    
      Money Markets and GICs: Safety First    
      Bond Funds: They're Interesting    
      Stock Funds: Going for Growth    
         
      Style Boxes for Stock Funds    
      Style Boxes for Bond Funds    
         
      Asset Allocation: Mixing It Up    
      What's the Payoff? Historical Returns of the Asset Classes    
      Going for the Gold? Not a Good Idea    
         
      Diversification: Many Eggs, Many Baskets    
      Tips for Getting Diversified    
      What Is An Appropriate Amount of Diversification?    
      Rebalancing v. Reallocation: What's the Difference?    
      Diversifying With Individual Investments    
      Diversifying through Asset Mixes    
           
      Investment Costs: No Free Lunch    
      Loads and Share classes: Load 'Em Up | Table    
      Trailing Commissions: To 12(b)-1 or Not to 12(b)-1?    
         
      Taxes and Funds: Uncle Sam's Share    
      Tax-Efficient Funds: More Dollars per Gallon    
         
      Measuring Investment Performance: Check It Out    
      Mutual Fund Ratings: Stars and More    
      Mutual-Fund Benchmarks: Choosing a Yardstick    
         
      Dollar Cost Averaging: Slow and Steady    
         
      The Indexing Question: Active versus Passive    
      When and Where to Index    
      Other Index Options: Beyond the S&P 500 | Table    
         
      Bull and Bear Markets: Ups and Downs    
         
      What is an ETF?    
         
      Stock Options: Striking It Rich?    
      Company Stock: Keep it or Ditch it?    
         
    Top The Ongoing Investment Process | Overview    
      RMDs: Giving the IRS its Due    
      Investment Documents: It Pays to Read    
      The Shareholder Report    
      Reading a Prospectus    
      How to Read a Plan Statement    
         
      When to Adjust Your Portfolio: Regaining Your Balance    
         
      Borrowing from your Retirement Plan: Feeling Loanly?    
         
      IRA Choices: Roth IRA vs. Employer-Sponsored Plan | Table    
      Smart Withdrawal Options for Your IRA: Cashing Out | Table    
      Traditional IRA versus Roth IRA: Comparing IRAs    
      Converting to a Roth IRA    
         
      Learning More About Investing: Additional Resources    
      Financial Advisors: Professional Help    
      Investment Clubs: For Fun and Profit    
         
      Major Life Events: Making Smart Decisions    
         
    Top Investment Questions and Concerns    
      Retirement plan questions:    
      How much can I contribute?    
      Do I have enough to retire?    
      How safe are my investments?    
      What are my withdrawal options? | Table    
      Should I invest in a Roth IRA or my DC plan?    
      What happens if I change jobs?    
      Can I withdraw money before I retire?    
      Should I invest or pay off my credit card?    
         
      What should I do if . . .    
      I'm in my 20's and just starting to invest?    
      I'm over 40 and starting to invest?    
      I'm close to retirement and haven't saved?    
      I'm getting married?    
      I'm getting divorced?    
      I recently lost my spouse?    
      I own a poorly performing fund?    
      I'm starting a family?    
      I don't have much money to invest?    
      I'm close to retirement?    
      I receive a large sum of money?    
      I need to save for college?    
      I'm worried about healthcare costs?    
      I face a terminal illness?    
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