The point of a 401k is that it is tax advantaged and the money is there when you get old, when you need it.
I can understand piling money in a bank if there is something you plan to do with it. But piling 100k in a bank when your only plan is "so NOW I am ready to do something with it" is some of the dumbest financial advice I have ever seen. Even if this guy is good at making money, he must be even better at spending it, and the tax man is going to be his biggest payee.