What Is Cashing Out a 401(k) After Leaving a Job? Cashing out a 401(k) after leaving a job involves withdrawing all the funds from your account, which can provide immediate cash. However, doing so has ...

Capitalize estimates that, as of July 2025, there were 31.9 million left-behind or forgotten accounts, nearly double the 18.3 ...

A 401(k) retirement account is supposed to be hands-off. It’s not your money, in theory, but savings for the future you. And yet, when Americans leave jobs, one-third of them cash out their 401(k) ...

Had it not been for a phone call from a friend, I would've made one of the worst financial decisions of my life. Long before I discovered or even knew what The Motley Fool was, I was a teacher at an ...

A Reddit user is thinking of taking money out of his 401(k) after a layoff. Other posters suggested he avoid the early withdrawal by making sure he and his wife are signed up for the benefits they are ...

Statistically, you will likely change jobs several times before retiring. In fact, a Pew Research survey estimated that 30% of American workers changed jobs in 2022 alone, most for higher pay. But ...

Kya Gream, 25, recently started a new job as a medical office assistant in Champaign, Ill. Her old employer sent her a thick packet about her options for rolling over her retirement plan, but she has ...