While Vanguard's newly released "How America Saves" yearly report reveals that Americans' 401 (k) savings rates are at record highs — making up an average $148,153 balance and a median $38,176 balance ...

An annual report released this month by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies details the differences in when Gen Z, ...

Americans set aside a record-high portion of their paycheck in their 401(k) accounts last year, according to Vanguard.

You don't have to have a lot of money saved up to be on track for retirement when you're young. Fidelity recommends that workers have at least one year of their salary saved up by the time they're 30.

When to claim Social Security is a hard decision for many retired workers. Eligibility starts at age 62, but there is a trade ...

The decline of the "magic number" in 2025 to $1.26 million is not a sign of optimism, but of forced adaptation. Faced with an ...

Despite record plan participation, many workers remain at risk of inadequate retirement savings as Social Security’s future grows more uncertain.

Today’s workers are contributing more to their 401(k) accounts than ever before, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re ...

If pulling too much from a portfolio during down markets is a bad idea, filing for Social Security might look compelling.

Vanguard’s “How America Saves” report on the state of 401(k) participation is now in its 24th year, and for the moment, all ...

Increasingly, the drumbeat of financial advisers who say $1 million won't be enough for retirement is growing louder. On Monday, Real World Investor released research estimating that Americans will ...

“Very few people understand what they need to know to help them prepare financially for the future,” said Sexton, a certified ...