Friday, February 20, 2009

Fidelity Investments

Fidelity, the world's largest mutual fund in terms of assets, loaded up on shares of Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo--in the 4th quarter of 2008. Shares of all 3 have tanked since then, which means investors and savers of 401K's and IRA's should be questioning: what the hell were they thinking?

Those who thought last quarter's precipitous market decline offered a good entry point have been proven wrong. In other words, what seems cheap can get a lot cheaper.

Meanwhile, many workers are being laid off, straining their qualified retirement savings plans even further. For those with liquidity issues, they should look into Rule 72T if they need to dip into their 401K's without incurring the 10% early withdrawal penalty.

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