The stress of wondering how they will fare financially later in life is fueling Americans' growing interest in guaranteed ...

The same research team that documented the impact of auto-enrollment and auto-escalation in 401(k) plans has returned to the topic to assess how real-life events affect the longer-run effect of ...

401 (k) auto-enrollment and auto-escalation were supposed to help people save for retirement. Here’s what happened instead. Behavioral finance ‘nudges’ and other helpful features ran into a ...

Today, the median 401 (k) balance for top-decile earners is about 10 times that of middle-income participants. 4 Indeed, plan ...

If you are retiring or changing jobs with a larger account balance, a rollover IRA may be the best choice for some ...

As stock and bond markets have whipsawed this year, you may be afraid to look at your 401 (k) account balance. But all of the volatility actually makes this an opportune time to look under the hood of ...

Nearly one-in-five workers eligible for a retirement plan through their employer aren’t enrolled. There are a few rules of ...

The average 401(k) savings rate is at record-high levels, according to a Vanguard report. See how the current rate compares to the recommended benchmarks.