Fetch, stay or roll over your 401(k) when you change jobs

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Abstract: Who says you can’t teach an old 401(k) plan new tricks? When you change jobs, you can choose the best “trick” to preserve the tax-deferred growth of your 401(k) plan and avoid current taxes and penalties that can chew up your savings. This brief article explains various options, such as “fetching” money from investment savings as a lump sum, letting the money “stay” in a current plan, and “rolling over” the lump sum. (Updated 7/20/12)