401(k) Plan Assets

2008: $2.4 trillion
2007: $3.0 trillion

If you've opened your 401(k) statement lately, you know just how bad the market meltdown has been for your future retirement. Total 401(k) plan assets shrunk from $3.0 trillion at the end of 2007 to $2.4 trillion at the end of 2008, according to estimates from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Data: Estimates from the Employee Benefit Research Institute