Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Many investors unknowingly make a costly mistake when rolling their money from a 401(k) plan to an individual retirement account: leaving their money in cash. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you ...

When money sits in cash or a money market fund for too long, it suffers from what experts call a "cash drag." Your money isn't working as hard as it could be. Instead of earning returns through ...

Americans are missing out on hundreds of billions of dollars in lost retirement cash because of a simple, forehead-slapping mistake in managing their IRA accounts. That’s the conclusion of new ...

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If you’ve recently left your job, one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll face is what to do with your old 401(k). Should you roll it over into an IRA, move it to your new employer’s plan, or ...

When Andy Reed was 17, his dad told him to start making IRA contributions with his summer earnings. He did so diligently for the next five summers. Then he checked his balance and saw the account hadn ...

Contributing a little bit of money to your individual retirement account (IRA) each month could be the key to retiring ...

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When moving funds from a 401(k) to an individual retirement account (IRA), many investors unintentionally leave their money in cash, a costly mistake that often goes unnoticed. A recent Vanguard study ...