401(k)

An average couple aged 65 who are about to retire this year will need $285,000 to cover healthcare expenses.

A lump-sum distribution for net unrealized appreciation on employer stock can slash a tax bill in half, but there’s plenty of fine print.

With income taxes attached to hardship withdrawals, they are often advised to carefully weigh other options.

Lawmakers are poised to merge two bills that would make it easier for workers to save for retirement.

Seniors in this position may face a tax bill and possibly a penalty if they dip into their 401(k) prematurely, says an expert.

The S&P 500 bottomed in March 2009, but clients have since seen a huge boost in their retirement savings.

With longer life expectancies leading to increased health care spending later in life, experts are second-guessing the 10% savings rule.

“People didn’t want to use up their estate tax exemption,” but that has changed as a result of the new law, an expert says.

When financial emergencies compel early withdrawals from clients' retirement accounts, they face income tax and often an additional 10% penalty.

Cuts in Medicaid could prove disastrous for low-income retirees who rely on the program for nursing home care, experts say.

Promising its tech will provide more features than any target date fund, the investment research giant makes a play for the advisor-managed account market.

The earlier they begin planning, the easier it'll be to avoid a big tax hit.

Unfortunately, physical and cognitive decline are among potential side-effects.

A proposal to increase payroll taxes is facing opposition from some lawmakers who believe millennial workers cannot afford to bear the brunt of higher payroll taxes.

The custodian expects the business to grow quicker in different hands, according to an internal memo.

Tapping into these plans is one method used to prevent bankruptcy.

Clients are increasingly favoring accounts suited for emergency spending, research shows.

The major employer-plan group had previously been affiliated with the predecessor of Global Retirement Partners.

New legislation that aims to give workers greater opportunities to save may put the kibosh on a strategy for passing large individual retirement accounts to heirs.

Advisors who once oversaw portfolios for clients anxious to save a dollar now work more frequently with investors saving to see the world.