Are You Gambling Away Your Retirement Account?

Do you ever feel a little lost at work when you sign up for a retirement account and you randomly pick a few funds?  Do you ever feel like you probably should do a little more research before you invest in that one specific company?  Do you ever feel like your should be doing something with your account instead of just letting it sit there for years?  Do you ever change your strategy based on what others are doing?

Congratulations, you are gambling with your retirement money!  Don't worry, many other Americans are doing it as well.  You are probably too busy to look into and research the concepts.  Have you ever said that you would get a few of the papers together and get organized but then the week just flew past.

My recommendation is to have a professional to work with you.  One of two things will happen.  Either you will feel confident that you are doing the best you can with your money or you will find out how to improve your situation.  If you are very busy, you need to be held accountable to do the things you already know you should be doing.

At money.usnews.com, you can find a great article titled: "7 Signs You're Gambling With Your Retirement".

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This post was reposted from http://finlit.biz/retirement-2/are-you-gambling-away-your-retirement-account/, originally written on February 1st, 2013.