not retired
Posted By: Long-time MT(NY) on 2008-11-12
In Reply to: Moved hubby's 6 weeks ago. Mine only last week. (nm) - Backwards typist
I take it you guys are already retired because if you are still working and your retirement is your 401K you can't touch it. Luckily my dh's service provider has a fund that does not really make money or lose money so we moved it there. Mine has nothing like that so I moved it to the least volatile but its a crap shoot.
Dee
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