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Alex
Lv 7
Alex asked in Business & FinanceInvesting · 9 years ago

401k average return recently - contemplating paying for provider’s advice?

Is there a site that shows the average 401k return for the past few years? I’ve read that stocks tend to average 10% over many years, but that’s not the market we’re in right now. I’m looking for some sort of reference to see if my 401k is performing above/below average.

My provider (JP Morgan) offers a service for advice, but there is a fee. Does anyone have experience or advice regarding this option? I’m not comfortable with my level of stock market knowledge, so I am tempted to pay for help.

FYI, I’m contributing the max company match.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
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    Just compare your 401k to the indexes to gauge performance and unless you have 7 or 8 figures to invest JP Morgan will probably just point you to 1 or 2 of their mutual funds and charge you for basically nothing.

  • 9 years ago

    You are wasting your money to pay a fee. They will tell you your funds are under performing and then try to sell you something. Look at the funds you have in your 401k and see what their ranking is on Morningstar for the past 1-3-5 years.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    One of the biggest mistakes people do with their 401K is invest in too many mutual funds. 1 mutual fund is already diversified, putting into 5 of them is crossing over the same funds.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    ideal thanks to look at your 401K returns is to imagine about the traditional pricing you position into it. as an party this month you'll take area and purchase mutual money stocks at the low-cost because the marketplace is down, next month you may purchase it at a intense if the marketplace bypass up. quite in many situations of thumb you ought to revise your allocation a minimum of once a 12 months, yet you ought to stay away from promoting on a down marketplace. So thighten your seat belt, save what you've invested as is, save alluring contained in the money you 've choosen (as you presently purchase at the low-cost suitable now), yet commence shifting somewhat your contribution to safer money. even as the marketplace recuperate commence questioning about a special mindset by skill of both replacing your contribution to safer funding and/or promoting money and shifting the $ into safer money. keep in mind in case you do any drastic strikes now you'll understand the losses. talk with your economic consultant,

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