{"id":5024,"date":"2023-03-20T16:17:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5024"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:30:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:30:28","slug":"how-to-find-and-claim-old-retirement-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/budgeting\/how-to-find-and-claim-old-retirement-accounts","title":{"rendered":"How to find and claim your old retirement accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">If you\u2019ve had multiple jobs with a 401k account, it\u2019s worth finding and consolidating them to your current account to <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/budgeting\/how-to-calculate-your-retirement-savings-needs\">boost your retirement savings<\/a>. It\u2019s a key part of <a href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/budgeting\/how-to-calculate-your-retirement-savings-needs\">planning for retirement<\/a>, and it\u2019s also worth finding the money stored in old accounts and transferring them to your existing 401k, while avoiding unnecessary taxes and fees. There are certain rules to navigate when dealing with retirement accounts, so here\u2019s how to find old 401k accounts and contribute to your future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/How-to-find-and-claim-your-old-retirement-accounts-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/How-to-find-and-claim-your-old-retirement-accounts-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/How-to-find-and-claim-your-old-retirement-accounts-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/How-to-find-and-claim-your-old-retirement-accounts-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the retirement money from your past roles and build a comprehensive plan for your future years. Here\u2019s how you can merge your retirement and 401k accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-5024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-budgeting","tag-budgeting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to find and claim your old retirement accounts \u2013 Microsoft 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find your way to the retirement and 401k accounts of past jobs. 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