4 Simple Moves to Boost Your Retirement Savings in the Next Week
Every investor would like to squeeze more gains out of the market without taking on more risk. But that's just not how things work. This dance is ultimately about managing trade-offs, like sacrificing upside potential in exchange for greater certainty. If you want to grow a bigger retirement nest egg without changing your stock-picking approach, your only option is to tuck more away now.
With that as the backdrop, here's a look at four different ways you can start putting more of your money to work in the market within a matter of days.
While not everyone works for a company that offers this perk, about half of the major employers in the U.S. will match -- up to a limit -- the amount of your own money you're contributing to your company-sponsored retirement plan. The matched figure can vary from one organization to the next. But one of the more common matching arrangements calls for an employer contribution of 50% of every one of your dollars put into the plan, up to 6% of your salary.
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