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To: No Mo Mo who wrote (25136)	11/7/2002 1:57:42 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

About 2 years ago, CFO magazine had an article on this. WHo is the fund operator ? IF it's Fidelity, you can get a bunch of options from them - all their sector funds, etc. See if you can get the Rydex funds - like there bear funds RYURX, RYAIX in their. Pimco, Metropolitan West, and I think Black Rock all have wide selections of bond funds. You want to have at least one TIPS fund in there, like PRRDX or Vanguard's VIPSX. Nice to have a Foreign bond fund like BEGBX or RPIBX. Try to also get a gold fund like Tocequiville or SOGen's gold fund. Best of luck.

To: No Mo Mo who wrote (25136)	11/8/2002 11:27:42 AM
From: Gemlaoshi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

NoMoMo, I don't know who your 401K fund administrator is, but by going with one of the "Fund Supermarkets" (e.g. Schwab, Fidelity, etc), you have basically unlimited choices. You can offer a "401K brokerage option" that will allow you to trade just about any mutual fund or individual stock. You can set up an online account and trade the same as you would a taxable account. Like dynamite, this option is powerful in the hands of the right people, deadly to one's retirement in the hands of the wrong people! Limitations on trading are imposed by IRS rules on 401K accounts, not the fund administrator. (1) no margin accounts, (2) no shorting of individual stocks, (3) no derivative instruments (options, futures, etc.) (4) no physical assets (physical gold, antiques, collectibles, etc.) For detailed advice on how to set up such an account, contact an institutional rep at Schwab, Fidelity, and some of the other larger providers. BTW, I don't work for any of these firms...this is just an effort to pass along some info. Good Luck!!