Originally Posted by
nuball5
That's fine it's a tense time I get it. To me I see it as an extra 7% since we now longer have a matching requirement. Maybe I am an idiot like you said and looking at it the wrong way.
The point is, whether you put 5% into your 401k or "a high growth mutual fund" on your own it's still invested for the long term. Same amount invested, same return.