401(k)

A young engineer in Providence faces two choices for a lifetime of retirement saving. Advisors weigh in.

Financial professionals do a good deal of sleuthing tracking down old retirement accounts for clients.

An anxious father with a disabled child considers the unthinkable: Withdrawing his entire retirement plan.

Since most Americans rely on the workplace for their retirement savings, employers are poised as an essential resource for helping people manage financial turbulence.

The classic guideline emerged in the '90s as a simple template for retirement spending. But in an age of plummeting stocks and soaring inflation, can it still work?

Thanks to new adjustments from the IRS, Americans can put significantly more savings in their 401(k)s next year. But will they?

In a twist, recent class actions blame 401(k) advisors for not putting investors' money into higher cost, better performing investments.

Although putting money into alternative assets is already legal, some hesitate to do it because of perceived legal pitfalls.

The two retirement giants are collaborating on a new program to make the transfer of savings automatic.

Plan sponsors will need to pull together details involving non-discrimination testing and government reporting, as well as recordkeeping and pre- and post-transfer documentation.

In its first few months, the pandemic caused more job losses than the Great Recession. But unlike that crisis, COVID didn't stop employees from saving.

Today's consumers expect a user-friendly experience from almost every app or website. But there's one area where they're not getting it: retirement.

While Roth IRAs are well known, the variant in an employer-sponsored retirement plan is underutilized.

Depending on what stage their business is in, entrepreneurs can cycle through various plans. Here are the choices.

As the U.S. reforms its retirement system, one federal agency is looking abroad for new ideas. Some of them are already in bills moving through Congress.

Americans are facing a $7.1 trillion retirement savings shortfall. Will Congress do anything about it?

For a century, Americans were retiring younger and younger. Then, in the 1990s, the average retirement age started to shoot back up. What happened?

An obscure retirement and estate planning technique holds added benefits amid tighter rules on inherited IRAs.

According to a new study, boomers are likely to deplete their savings much faster than previous generations — but advisors can still help.

Ted Benna, the father of the 401(k), chats with Mindy Zatto of Strategic Benefits Advisors on the evolution of the retirement space, crypto investing and preparing workers for the day-to-day of retirement.