Does it ever make sense to stop contributing to a 401k?

You've assumed that you'll make 8% per year for the next 30 years. This would be a fair assumption except for two fatal issues. The first is investment fees. Assuming this money is in a typical 401(k), fees from your program and from your investment products can vary from 0.25% all the way to 2.5% in some cases. read more

By Adam Nash / 08.08.13 This Knowledge Center post was adapted from Wealthfront COO Adam Nash’s answer to a question on Quora — Ed. read more

Contributing to your 401k should have NOTHING to do with what the stock market did this week, month, year, or even decade. In the long run stocks will provide a much higher rate of return an overpriced and very risk bond market at current prices. read more