I am highly alarmed by the proposed changes to retirement accounts. How do I keep my retirement out of harm’s way? Historically, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 holds plan ...

Americans' 401(k)s add up to around $10 trillion total—equivalent to about 10 percent of all publicly listed stocks and bonds in the U.S., and almost twice what the federal government spends in a year ...

More than $2 trillion sits in forgotten or left-behind 401(k) retirement savings accounts, with an average balance of $66,691, according to a new report. Those 31.9 million accounts represent nearly ...

Retirement accounts rise and fall for many reasons, ranging from geopolitical concerns to short-term market fluctuations. If you’re looking to shield yourself against market drops, diversify your ...

“Diversify or be prepared to downsize your plans,” said Lon Welsh, founder of Ironton Capital. “Alternative accounts like IRAs, SEP IRAs and real estate-backed investments can provide tax advantages, ...

The order in which you withdraw money from retirement accounts can significantly impact how much you owe in taxes. One of the most popular withdrawal strategies involves drawing from taxed accounts ...

Retirement account balances reached fresh records in the third quarter, capping off a period of sustained growth that has ...

As investors enter retirement, the U.S. government currently requires them to start taking required minimum distributions from their 401(k) and traditional individual retirement accounts at age 73.

Growing a retirement account to $1 million depends heavily on how early you start investing. At a conservative 6% annual rate of return, a 35-year-old needs to save about $863 per month to reach $1 ...