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Old 10-24-2014, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by captainofiron View Post
Thanks for the info, yea the funds that we can chose from have pretty high expense ratios compared to my old company (0.8-1% vs 1.3-1.8%), not sure why the difference.

I was able to see the top holdings in each fund, but I guess they didnt want to show the bottom, hahaha

I was just calculating, and at my old job I had a 48% return on my 401k contributions, which are now helping me in my personal IRA,



How can I tell if its an Index fund versus managed funds?

I know some of the ones I looked at had the managers listed, but didnt see any that did not.

I can list the ones that do have tickers if necessary.

As far as the bolded part, I had the exact same feeling
Generally index funds have the index in their name. Any Vanguard funds on your list of available funds? What company manages your 401k? If the fund lists a manager then it is likely actively managed.

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