The meltdown of the global financial system has raised profound questions of its fundamental structural reform. The downward spiral in the US and Western Europe is described by financial experts as deleveraging

401k refers to an IRS Code that allows employers to set up retirement plans for their employees. This company-sponsored benefit allows employees to invest money from their paychecks into an investment vehicle

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