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Friday, January 29, 2010

What You Can Do With Your 401k When You Lose Your Job

By John Kalpinski

You may be wanting to look for another job for several personal reasons. If you do, you have to remember that you are entitled for 401k rollover.

Never take for granted your 401k if you change employment for any reasons. Yes, this even includes getting fired. You can make that 401k rollover and make some arrangements so you continue your retirement savings. You can also choose among many options what to do with your account.

The initial step you have to take is determine the distribution of monies in your 401k. Other way of stating this is, all the years that you have worked for your organization is compensated by your wage and 401k which is included in your salary package. The basis of the distribution of your 401k account is dependent on where the money comes from and the options available to you during a 401k rollover.

Some of the money in your plan was, of course, what you put into your plan from your earnings. However, the "vested", or unconditionally yours, amount of total cash came from your employer's matching deposits or whatever other contract responsibility you and your employer agreed to when you got hired. And, of course, your savings earned interest from being invested by the fund manager.

If you plan on changing jobs and making the 401k rollover, of simply withdraw you 401k for any reasons, be aware that you need to pay income taxes based on the money in your account.

Bottom line is, when you get to this situation where you no longer want to look for another job, you need to consult with a financial adviser or an accountant to make clear your options, and also to know how you will get about paying taxes or 401k rollover given the law governing your region.

If you are changing jobs, you might want to have the option of taking your money out in cash instead of a 401k rollover. But, if you are changing from one job into another you might want to have more access to your distribution without taking it out in cash until you are ready.

You can directly rollover your 401k distribution into another retirement plan when starting work with another company. You can rollover your 401k into an IRA or Individual Retirement Account. Your 401k goes from one fund to another and you are never in direct possession of your money. - 23212

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