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MOVING 401(k) ASSETS
1. Moving 401(k) assets
2. 401(k) portability
3. Taking a cash distribution
4. Your former employer's plan
5. Mandatory IRA rollovers
6. Rolling over to a new plan
7. Rolling over to an IRA
8. Direct rollover to an IRA
9. Indirect rollovers
10. Why not a cash distribution?
 
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401(k) portability

You usually have four basic 401(k) options when you leave your job:
1. Sometimes you can leave the assets where they are, in your former employer's plan.
2. You may be able to roll over the assets into a new employer's plan, if the plan accepts rollovers.
3. You can roll over the assets into an individual retirement account (IRA) of your choosing.
4. You can cash out your 401(k) earnings and contributions — called taking a cash distribution.
         
   
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