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Over how long the fed will keep pumping money into the economy. mixed signals from fed officials on how and when the fed will taper off its massive bond-buying stimulus program. that stimulus has been a huge factor in the recent stock market rally. the sell-off after a stellar run for stocks that has been very good for your 401(k). brand new this morning, fidelity reports retirement savings accounts hit a record high during the first three months of 2013. the average in a retirement account, 401(k) account, right now is $80,900. that s up 8% from last year. and a whopping 75% increase from the market low in 2009. and for employees aged 55 and older, the average account balance is now $255,000. that has nearly doubled over the past four years. great news for people who are close to retirement. fidelity says you can thank the stock market for most of those gains. 65% of the increase was because of the rally, 35% from employee ....

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