I have not yet seen any sign of a selling panic. I've had much more pressure on me in the last couple of weeks not to have cash in portfolios and to have the money fully invested. |
One of the nice aspects of borrowing from a 401(k), if one has to borrow, is that the interest you pay is being paid to your own account. You're essentially paying yourself rather than paying somebody else the interest. |
Retirement funds are the security that you're building up over the course of your working years and you don't want to put them in jeopardy. So if a person is going to do that, they should really make sure that the payback is there, that the means of paying back the loan is there. |