Keep old 401k statements?

[katsiki]

Is there any reason to keep old 401k statements?  The only thing I can think of is in the event of the plan administrator changing.  Otherwise, the statements are available online with the administrator.

Thanks for any advice!

[BECABECA]

I’ve signed up for paperless, so I don’t even get them hard copy anymore. But before I did that, I would keep the year end statements, so I could have an easy comparison for how I was doing year over year. I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer on this one, just personal preference, so go with your fancy!

[katsiki]

Thanks for the reply!

[Schaefer Light]

I keep mine, but I like having records of financial transactions.  However, I somehow managed to lose all of my old Roth IRA statements and now have no idea how much money I've contributed to the Roth.  If I need to withdraw the contributions (which can be done tax free) at some point, I hope this doesn't cause any problems.  I don't know what kind of proof one needs to make a tax-free withdrawal.