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9. I Don't Know What Ms Martens Meant to Say,

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 09:45 PM

Apr 2013

but as it is written, the claim is not supported by the data and is frankly ludicrous:

This is not so much a gamble as a certainty: under a 2 percent 401(k) fee structure, almost two-thirds of your working life will go toward paying obscene compensation to Wall Street; a little over one-third will benefit your family – and that’s before paying taxes on withdrawals to Uncle Sam.

'It also assumes that the return between a managed mutual fund and other investment options is equal. That is an assumption that is not supported by the article. PBA is really lowering their standards by putting out this stuff.

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PBS Drops Another Bombshell: #WallStreet Is Gobbling Up Two-Thirds of Your 401(k) [View all] Fire Walk With Me Apr 2013 OP

Not sure I understand what they are saying BlueStreak Apr 2013 #1

You're missing a lot of the fine print Warpy Apr 2013 #4

Are you saying that the load the Morningstar (and others) report is not accurate? BlueStreak Apr 2013 #6

I wouldn't call it hogwash, but it's misleading at best Major Nikon Apr 2013 #17

They would have been a lot more credible if they had gone with ... BlueStreak Apr 2013 #19

Agreed. And if a 401k only offers only high-fee funds and has a high management fee progree Apr 2013 #22

Agreed. I have been in 4 different employer 401Ks BlueStreak Apr 2013 #24

Yep, all the hot-shot investors joked about my IRA... Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #26

It wouldn't surprise me if some employers have so trapped their employees Major Nikon Apr 2013 #23

A friend of mine had his 401K invested in a "semi-agressive" portfolio CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #27

I've always looked at stocks as a long term investment Major Nikon Apr 2013 #31

This was a good, and scary, piece Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #2

Excerpt here: NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #3

I Don't Know What Ms Martens Meant to Say, On the Road Apr 2013 #9

I have mixed emotions about this BlueStreak Apr 2013 #14

I Agree That the Concern is Valid On the Road Apr 2013 #25

In the companies where I have worked, 95% of CEO compensation BlueStreak Apr 2013 #28

VFIAX - VANGUARD = member-owned. And Vgd S&P 500 fund has grown 42-fold since 1976 inception progree Apr 2013 #29

Sorry, but I have a problem with this article... brooklynite Apr 2013 #5

Manage your own investment Dan de Lyons Apr 2013 #7

It is possible, but most people don't do better BlueStreak Apr 2013 #8

Some how not all all unbelievable CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #10

This is pure nonsense (broad-brushing). My 401(k) was mostly invested in Vanguard index funds progree Apr 2013 #11

Bogle recommends investing in index funds nt No Vested Interest Apr 2013 #13

I am a grateful Boglehead nt progree Apr 2013 #16

i invest in ebayables. wall street is a casino. only the HOUSE WINS. pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #12

Not a bad idea for a chunk of your portfolio to be in such barterable things. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #15

I have been posting on this issue for ages. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #18

I'm not sure I'm following much of any of this progree Apr 2013 #21

Why does the tax deferral look so good on paper? JDPriestly Apr 2013 #30

Tax deferral works even when tax rates are the same in retirement progree Apr 2013 #32

I agree that rental properties are not an alternative. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #34

Actually, I deployed some new money in REIT (Real Estate Investment Trusts) progree Apr 2013 #35

Deleted. I meant this to be in reply to #18. Sorry about that. nt progree Apr 2013 #20

Saving for later. Thanks for posting. n/t Laelth Apr 2013 #33

I hope you trash it for the garbage that it is nt progree Apr 2013 #36

I appreciate your insight on this subject. Laelth Apr 2013 #37

You're welcome. Please read #11 where the "2/3" figure came from. It is a hypothetical. progree Apr 2013 #38