The 401 (k) and its personal savings counterpart, the Individual Retirement Account, emerged in the 1970s as tools for ...

Retirement accounts such as Roth and traditional IRAs and 401(k)s are a great way to save, but mind the tax rules on ...

Ideally, no one would ever need to borrow from their retirement account, but here's when it may or may not make sense.

A $3 million nest egg is a lot more money than most people are going to end up with, even when they’ve reached their ...

The Simplified Equal Periodic Payment (SEPP) rule allows you to take money from your IRA or an old 401k without the 10% early ...

The stock market has taken some major dips recently, which has made some investors worried when it comes to their retirement ...

Recent stock market fluctuations have had a negative impact on some people's retirement accounts like 401(k) plans and IRAs.

It’s a common dilemma many Americans saving up for retirement are bound to face: should one max out that 401(k), or opt for a ...

While dealing with these immediate challenges, they remain attentive to their future financial security, investing in 401(k) ...

Workers with access to a 401(k) plan may want to put a little extra thought into how and where their retirement savings is ...

Half of all workers in private-sector America now participate in 401(k) plans, a sign that tax-advantaged retirement savings may be catching on at last. As recently as 2010, federal data shows ...