MONEY HACKS: Retirement Account Loans May Crush Millennial Long-Term Savings

Written by Alex Assaley, AIF® | Aug 15, 2018 7:00:54 PM

Naturally, as millennials are “growing up,” they begin to look for homes and according to a recent CNBC article, 1 in 3 millennial homeowners get the money to buy homes from taking a loan against their 401(k) accounts. This is not a positive trend! Most of the time we think taking a loan against your 401(k) is a bad idea. In this Money Hacks video, I explain the different pain points when considering to take a 401(k) loan and how important it is to leave your 401(k) savings for retirement. 

  

 

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