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As Brokers Urge IRA Rolllovers, Ex Workers Ditch Their Low-Fee Federal Retirement Plan

TedTed
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FYI: John Turner suspected that brokers were encouraging federal workers to ditch their top-flight retirement plan. So he went undercover.
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Ted
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/as-brokers-urge-ira-rollovers-ex-workers-ditch-their-low-fee-federal-retirement-plan/2014/08/14/53c68dd0-2239-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html

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  • Sven
    I have a neighbor who worked his 40 years as a federal employees. Yet his knowledge of saving for retirement is lacking to say the least. It is all too common that many do not wish to be informed and the are easy prey by these brokers.
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