Comments on: How to Cure Obsessive-Compulsive 401(k) Checking

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I agree and disagree on a few different things.

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Office Supplies — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:42:30 +0000

Your 401K should be a secondary source of money when you retire. You should focus on savings now and continue to save up until you retire

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air jordan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:09:46 +0000

In the 19th century, the etiology of OCD was variously attributed to disorders of the will, the emotions, or the intellect. While French psychiatry favored causation anchored in emotive and volitional defects, German psychiatry postulated a defect of intellect. In 1877, the German psychiatrist Westphal used the term Zwangsvorstellung (compelled presentation or idea) to describe OCD psychopathology. The British translated Westphal’s term as “obsession” and the Americans as “compulsion.” Our current diagnostic label, obsessive-compulsive disorder, was subsequently adopted as a compromise.

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BMC Managed Services — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:40:20 +0000

You can obese about anything… if you’re checking all the time, you may not be confident in your investment so move it somewhere else.

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Creative Movement — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:36:11 +0000

Good points. Things like 401k should be considered long term and not checked on every day.

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401Ks and IRAs — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:30:05 +0000

I know a lot of people who say “Oh, well, checking obsessively is still better than not checking at all!” But, and I think you agree from all you said in your post, checking obsessively can be much worse. Not just because it drives you crazy and damages your mental health, but a lot of people who check all the time end up getting scared and cashing out the first chance they get, which has such a huge penalty! It’s not like you’ll actually be using the money for years anyhow. I usually recommend looking once a year, twice at most, and reevaluating your investments at that time.

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Therapy Los Angeles — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:51:08 +0000

Imagine loosing a large chunk of your retirement AND loosing your job a few months later when you are 65! This is a sad scenario and I hope that if this happened to anyone, they would be able to find another job or be able to retire without much pain.