July 10th 2009 archive

Your 401(k): Nest egg or slush fund?

By John Ameriks on July 10, 2009 10:36 am

One of our readers recently asked about Vanguard’s view on 401(k) loans.

As you might know if you’ve poked around Vanguard.com, we generally frown upon retirement plan loans, to put it mildly. In fact, Vanguard’s intranet for employees recently featured an article cautioning us against borrowing from our own retirement accounts.

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