How do I get my 401K from my old employer and other 401K related questions?

How do I get my 401K from my old employer and other 401K related questions?
I worked for my last job from 2005 - 2009 and I still haven't contacted them about my 401K. I don't know what I should do to contact them. Should I contact the HR, payroll dept?? Would my money just be sitting there since I left in 2009? I was thinking about rolling it over to my new employer but I'm not even sure how to go about doing that. My employer did give me an app for Deferred Compensation SMART plan.


Answers:

Dave:  READ the plan provisions for the old 401(k) plan or contact H.R. to request rollover information. Do NOT roll it into a new 401(k) plan - the best move is to roll it over into an IRA.
2011-04-27 07:02:48
Wayne Z:  Contact the HR Dept. You should be receiving quarterly statements from the trustee
2011-04-27 07:03:34
bdancer222:  You should be getting quarterly statements for that old 401k. If you are not, contact your old employer HR department and get information on the 401k. Then roll it over into an IRA. That way you will have control over what investments.
2011-04-27 07:23:19