With automatic payroll deduction funneling in contributions without you lifting a finger and target-date fund managers making buy-and-sell decisions sight unseen, the typical 401(k) account can appear ...

Most people dream of a comfortable retirement. If so, your 401(k) can be your secret weapon. While the median 401(k) balance saw a significant jump in 2023, reaching $35,286, according to Vanguard, ...

The average 401(k) balance for American workers 65 and older hovered around $233,000 in 2022. Not too shabby. For some, that might be a solid nest egg when combined with other sources of retirement ...

As the year draws to a close, it's time to look back and reflect on what happened in 2025 and what good, and bad, financial ...

The rules for these employer-sponsored retirement plans are once again being adjusted a bit to reflect inflation.

Now that tax time is here, many Americans look for ways to reduce how much they pay. A tax-advantaged retirement savings account, like a 401(k), is a great way to boost savings and lower your tax bill ...

If you're a worker with a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, then it's probably your main retirement savings vehicle. Pensions are vanishing, and the responsibility of building a retirement ...

Fifteen years ago, I walked away from the law firm treadmill, overhead, politics, billable hours, all of it, and went out on my own. I wanted to practice ERISA law in a way that actually added value, ...

Understand how your 401(k) works so you don't leave money on the table. Keep tabs on contribution limits and employer matches to help boost your retirement savings. The earlier you start, the more ...

You can become a 401(k) millionaire without maxing out your account each year. Slight differences in fund fees can equal thousands over a career. The least you should contribute to a 401(k) is the ...

For the record, most people don't have a million-dollar 401(k) account. There's usually just not enough income or enough time to grow a work-sponsored retirement plan into a seven-figure stash. Even ...