Contribute to My Bad 401K or Go Taxable?    by Dale Maley
Price: $2.98 USD. 3980 words. Published on November 10, 2010. .
Millions of Americans are stuck with poor 401K plans. These 401K plans have low employer matching ratios and very high annual expenses. At some point, it becomes better to simply invest in low cost index funds in a taxable account versus using the poor 401K. This story explores this problem and the trade-offs between a poor 401K and a taxable account.