(Bloomberg View) -- Was the 401(k) a tragic mistake?

When you use one of those online calculators to estimate yourexpected income in retirement, it can sure seem so.

Investment returns have proven variable, and individuals areoften prone to making idiotic mistakes (like selling everythingwhen the market crashes, which is literally the worst possible timeto do so).

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