401k

[holly222]

Is there a way to find out if you have a 401k out there at a old job?

[Barbara]

I would call the company and speak to the human resource department.

[Jeffer]

 If nothing else, they should be able to give you the phone number for your plan's administrator.  They should be able to tell you.

[holly222]

They went bankrupt about six months after I was layed off.......Im not quite sure about how they work.  Wasnt sure if you could just lose them or it stays in your name until you claim it.....

[Jeffer]

The first thing to do is to figure out who your plan's adminstrator.  If you have an old statement or can call a co worker who might know it will give you a place to start.

If you haven't gotten a statment since you left, I'm not very optimistic.

If nothing else, here's a site about 401k issues.  They have some forums there that might help..

http://www.401khelpcenter.com/