Comments on: Another Reason to Roll your 401(k) to an IRA http://www.joetaxpayer.com/another-reason-to-roll-your-401k-to-an-ira/ Financial Commentary For The Average Joe Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:23:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Shafer http://www.joetaxpayer.com/another-reason-to-roll-your-401k-to-an-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Dave Shafer Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:02:34 +0000 http://www.blog.joetaxpayer.com/?p=594#comment-1678 Yes, and roll it over into a brokerage IRA so you have more investment choices beyond the expensive mutual funds you have in your company 401K. Then learn how to be an active investor and leave mutual funds behind! Maybe even roll it into a self-directed so you can invest in real estate! Here is a suggestion: ask your financial advisor to create a chart with your favorite mutual funds and Berkshire Hathaway overlayed on each other for the past 10-15 or 20 years! Then ask him/her why they suggested mutual fund investments! And if they say diversification, ask them if the 60+ companies in Berkshire is diversified enough for them! :-) Yes, and roll it over into a brokerage IRA so you have more investment choices beyond the expensive mutual funds you have in your company 401K. Then learn how to be an active investor and leave mutual funds behind! Maybe even roll it into a self-directed so you can invest in real estate!

Here is a suggestion: ask your financial advisor to create a chart with your favorite mutual funds and Berkshire Hathaway overlayed on each other for the past 10-15 or 20 years! Then ask him/her why they suggested mutual fund investments! And if they say diversification, ask them if the 60+ companies in Berkshire is diversified enough for them! :-)

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