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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 05:27 AM Original message |
401(k) Financial Weapon of Mass Destruction? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. Considering that institutional investing and corporate investing are the two largest markets |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 05:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Most 401(k) contributions are funneled through |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 05:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I want to add |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. Post this in the Labor Forum too please |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Done |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. I have to wonder where you got these strange ideas... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 06:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. it's not about *you*, contrary to your apparent obsession with your own cleverness. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I've never claimed to be clever, and I have made plenty of financial mistakes in my life |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I agree on that |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Yes.. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. People need to wake up to the fact that the news |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 06:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. The myth was propoganda |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Which is a good reason why when a stock you own is removed from an index... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 06:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I never made these assumptions either hence I was questioning |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
12. Anyone that still has substantial assets in the stock market.. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Getting your money out of a 401(k) |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Money market.. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Just be thankful they didn't get Social Security |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. All in US Dollar values? n/t |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. The 401k was pure class warfare |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
19. You are linking 401K with equities. |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
20. What if the intention was simply to feed off those 401(k) holders' assets |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Those assets have supported the increase in executive pay over the past 30 years |
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Klukie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
24. What a great discussion.... |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-28-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
25. "Killing Sacred Cows" |
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