401k Websites - Show only MY contributions?

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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I can't find a way to show how much money I have contributed to my 401k.
A large chunk of the money is from employer contributions and market gains.

I want to know how much of MY actual PRE TAX money is actually lost :)

I expect I am about even, even with these huge market losses.
 

Elbryn

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Sep 30, 2000
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unless you've just started or are contributing to nothing but cash/stable value funds.. i'm pretty sure you're losing just like everyone else.
 

Drekce

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Originally posted by: Elbryn
unless you've just started or are contributing to nothing but cash/stable value funds.. i'm pretty sure you're losing just like everyone else.

You obviously didn't understand the op's point.

The most straight forward way, without digging into all of your statements would be to calculate how much you have put into it simply based on salary*%. Do this for each year (assuming your salary and/or input % has changed) and then add them up. This will give you a rough estimate of what you have put into your 401K. Then you just have to compare that to the current value to see where you stand.
 

edro

Lifer
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Thanks!

I checked my old tax returns for salary, and I have been contributing the same percentage every year.

I am +60% on my investment!
(I haven't paid taxes on it yet, obviously)

My company has a good match and a good profit sharing that goes into the 401k account.
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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Even if you can't get it online, you should be recieving a quarterly to yearly statement of the break down.

If not I'd seriously question who your 401K is with.
 

thirtythree

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Originally posted by: edro
Thanks!

I checked my old tax returns for salary, and I have been contributing the same percentage every year.

I am +60% on my investment!
(I haven't paid taxes on it yet, obviously)

My company has a good match and a good profit sharing that goes into the 401k account.

How long ago did you start your 401k?
 

spidey07

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Aug 4, 2000
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All of this information is contained in your quarterly statements.

Better to look at it this way - you are LOVING the prices right now on your 401k, you're getting extremely good deals and should be upping your contributions to the gov maximum.
 

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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Originally posted by: thirtythree
Originally posted by: edro
Thanks!
I checked my old tax returns for salary, and I have been contributing the same percentage every year.
I am +60% on my investment!
(I haven't paid taxes on it yet, obviously)
My company has a good match and a good profit sharing that goes into the 401k account.
How long ago did you start your 401k?
5 years ago.

If your company matches 100% of a contribution, and the market has zero gain, your gain is 100%.

60% Net Gain doesn't seem that unreasonable, since the market lost ~50% of it's value.
 

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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Originally posted by: snoopdoug1
your company matches 100% of 100% of your contributions?
No... 100% up to 6%. I only give 6% though.
(I actually upped it a few percent a few months ago)
 

PokerGuy

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Jul 2, 2005
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Originally posted by: spidey07
All of this information is contained in your quarterly statements.

Better to look at it this way - you are LOVING the prices right now on your 401k, you're getting extremely good deals and should be upping your contributions to the gov maximum.

No, for all you know prices could go down another 50% in the next year. The reality is you don't know what direction things will go, and saying "hey, they've gone down this much, they're going up now!" is stupid.
 

spidey07

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: PokerGuy
Originally posted by: spidey07
All of this information is contained in your quarterly statements.

Better to look at it this way - you are LOVING the prices right now on your 401k, you're getting extremely good deals and should be upping your contributions to the gov maximum.

No, for all you know prices could go down another 50% in the next year. The reality is you don't know what direction things will go, and saying "hey, they've gone down this much, they're going up now!" is stupid.

I don't care what it does in the next 5-10 years and at today's prices you buy all there is.
 

bignateyk

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Apr 22, 2002
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Considering my employer matches 10% of my salary if I put in 5%, it would take quite a loss for me to actually lose "my money". It is still disconcerting nonetheless.
 

Ns1

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Am I the only one NOT losing money here?

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