Average 401(k) Loss in 2008? 27%

The Washington Post's Nancy Trejos has the story you'll want today. It is a Fidelity Investment study showing the average loss for a worker's 401(k) last year.

Here's why you care: We've continually said that the stories buried in the business pages ultimately impact your bottom line. Talk to any business reporter for a major news organization about housing, securities, credit default swaps, regulation, etc. and time and again they'll tell you they did that story a year ago, two years ago, three years ago... You get the picture. That's why we highlight a business story each day that we think you may have missed in the business pages. Today, we thought we'd use Ms. Trejos' reporting to make the case as to why you care.