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Karnage | 1 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +21 
 Fun fact: I’m locked out of my own retirement account 🤣 

Honestly, I just want to close it. Take the stupid penalties and be done with them for good.
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colincz | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Do it. Rip the band-aid
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Karnage | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I will. So fed up with it. Just need to find a good chunk of time.
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TKay | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +4 
 I did this. Transferred the small amount I have to bitcoin lol. 😂
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Karnage | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This is the way.
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seth | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Guilty 🙋‍♂️🤣
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shawn | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I have one of those in Canada. A few years after moving back to the US, the crooks decided I could no longer trade in my own account.
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Karnage | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yep. You have to use an international broker … but who has time for that? 🤷‍♂️
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Corey San Diego | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Switch to self directed at least.
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Tony | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 This sucks now. But in the long run it’s a good thing. You’ll be in a much better position when you switch to a #Bitcoin retirement account.

Good luck fighting those goons!
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Karnage | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Going to do this soon. Have to stay up to make the calls.
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Rand | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I went thru this 3x
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aco | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 convert it to a roth, for now…
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matt | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 That's what I do everytime I leave a job that has forced plans or contributes for me. It ends up being about 50% gone but I've never regretted putting the other half into Bitcoin. My current hospital participates in the forced state retirement plan, which I recently found out was putting Bitcoin in their portfolio. The plan is somewhat well known for being extremely conservative. Sign of the times. I get a chuckle when my coworkers push back on Bitcoin not realizing they are already indirectly investing in it.