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Quiz: CNBC Quiz: Retirement and You 2011

Question 4 of 9

How much did the average 401(k) retirement account balance for consistent participants increase in 2009?

  1. 23.6 percent
  2. 31.9 percent
  3. 34.3 percent
  4. 38.6 percent
Correct!

The 2009 increase was in line with the 2003–2007 pattern of steady gains in account balances, and in contrast to the 27.8-percent decline in 2008.
Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company

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