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edu(k)ateAug 13, 20153 min read

You’re Using All the Wrong Words

Over here at edu(k)ate we empower people through education and inspire them to take action on their retirement. We love helping people understand the importance of their 401(k) benefit and boosting their contributions. We want to see more people maximize this important…

Sam K. ShumDec 22, 20155 min read

Three Steps to Double Your Retirement Savings, at No Cost to You

You are not retiring anytime soon or retiring at all.

Most of you will not retire. That is correct, at least according to CNBC’s report. If you are in early…

Frances SchwiepNov 2, 20156 min read

A Cautionary Tale for 401k Startups

Within the last year, a number of companies building a low-cost, (nearly) paperless vehicle for…

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TriStar PensionFeb 113 min read

No Love for Your Service Provider

It’s time to break it off.

Charlie SweatpantsApr 5

That Feeling When You Mistake Risks for Rights and Thus Consent to Oppression

Holly Wood

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Well put. I would add the 401k system to the ways people are farmed. It was never designed as a comprehensive retirement mechanism (got created right before Reagan), and only became considered as one when financial sociopaths realized they could market them that way. A dignified existence in old age got sold as something that people have to afford rather than something everyone deserves.

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TaoJan 26

The Moral Fallout When Academics Sell Out

Holly Wood

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True that.

401K? You could have made out better by saving your money in a SOCK — through the last several (unregulated and amoral) Wall Street “resets”. It’s not IF Wall Street ‘Fuckery’ will happen again, it’s when.

edu(k)ateAug 26, 20153 min read

Is your 401(k) from an old employer getting crushed?

According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, current employee turnover happens every 4.6 years and the majority of workers will not retire with their current employer. This means that many workers were automatically enrolled into a…