J.K. Lasser's Winning With Your 401(K)

This much-needed book explains how 401(k) plans work, how federal regulations and company policies affect retirement savings, how to develop investment strategies that will benefit individual needs, and what happens when money is taken out of a 401(k) plan. It also compares 401(k) plans to other tax-sheltered retirement plans, including IRAs, 403(b) plans, and 457 plans, and provides comprehensive listings of Web and print information resources. Most importantly, J. K. Lasser's Winning with Your 401(k) helps readers to understand their company plan in terms of their own personal needs and goals for the future.

Grace W. Weinstein writes regular columns on personal finance and taxes for the Financial Times and Investor's Business Daily. She has appeared frequently on CNN, CNNfn, CNBC, and Public Radio International's Sound Money. Ms. Weinstein has served on the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board