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Many using 401(k)s as a safety net

Tapped-out workers tapping retirement funds, Fidelity says

By Erin Ailworth
Globe Staff / August 21, 2010

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American workers, many in their prime earning years, are raiding their retirement savings in record numbers to either stave off eviction or foreclosure, pay for college, or buy a home. (Full article: 690 words)

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