12/17/2001: Too Many Company Eggs In 401(k) Basket Can Crack Retirement Income (The [Pittsburgh] Post-Gazette)Excerpt: "It's hard to determine who was hurt most by the collapse of Enron, but a good case can be made for employees of the failed Houston-based energy trader. Many of them lost 70 to 90 percent of their retirement money as the company's stock, a substantial component of their 401(k) plans, went from about $80 last Christmas to its close Friday at 63 cents."
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