Investing 102

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by captainofiron

1), the guy is an private investment guy that handles the companies 401k, he is a part of Baird Financial

2) To be completely honest I am really intimidated by all of this, never having done it, nor knowing anyone who has done it. Hence why I havent touched my old 401k, which is with Fidelity in one of their target date funds. About a month after being hired on, my new company had their 401k review and the investment guy talked to me afterward about possible strategies.

3) thats alot of reading

haha thanks

1) Baird Financial is a HUGE firm with BILLIONS under management. Don't be afraid of them.

2) Read this thread from start to finish - take your time - and you'll be a lot less intimidated

3) It's YOUR future we're talking about... given the amount of time you have to live in retirement... the 400+ pages of this thread is childs play.

4) You have an obligation to yourself and your family to get a grip on your finances. It's EASY... and more importantly - IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN EVER DO.

Like anything else - we all do things that we start out knowing nothing about. We all manage to educate ourselves about clutches - motors - tires - paint etc. Except that NONE of those are very important. Yet me manage to dive in and get involved.