When You Change Jobs... by Douglas Bolter When you change jobs, you may have an important decision to make...what to do with your money in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan. Since these funds were originally intended to help provide financial security during retirement, you need to carefully evaluate whi...
The Big Rollover - What Should You Do With That Old 401(k)? by Douglas Bolter Options, options, options…There are many misconceptions about what must be done with a 401(k) when someone leaves a company. Some people think they have to cash out their 401(k) upon leaving a job. Others think they must “roll it over” into a new 401(k). Still others believe that they must...
Don’t Lie About Your Credentials by Liz Handlin Once upon a time I worked for a start-up company in Austin, Texas. I no longer work there but the company made news recently by being acquired by a very large well-known financial services firm. With the company making big news everyone associated with the start-up is doing whatever they c...
The Art of Exiting Gracefully by Liz Handlin You may have heard that Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel is stepping down from his post at the helm of the publicly traded search engine/email provider. Yahoo! has made it clear that his decision is voluntary and that he won't be given a severa
Can My Old Employer Tell Potential Employers That They Fired Me? by Liz Handlin Recently I have been asked a lot of questions about what employers can and can’t disclose about a former employee’s performance and reasons for leaving the company. So, I decided to find out what the law says as well as what in-house counsel would generally advise an HR department about d...
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