<prompt> Human: I was working at the same place for about 7 years. In that time I had gained about 12k in 401k money, it was being handled by my job through Wells Fargo. I recently changed jobs about 6 months ago and got my 401k statement. Its now coming from a new bank and only has 2,000 dollars in it. Did I lose my previous 401k when I changed jobs, I thought it came with you? Is it too late to get it back? How do I even do this? I feel dumb for asking but I have no idea how this works.  <response>: Im guessing that maybe you dont realize that your 401k is associated with your employer. So you had one 401k with your old employer and one with your new employer. The one thats with your old employer is probably still there where you left it and now youre looking at your new account that only has your new contributions. These are totally separate accounts that have no knowledge of each other.Your old 401k can be left where it is but you should get access to it and continue to trackmanage it, be rolled into your new 401k, or be rolled over into an IRA. 