401(k)

8 Reasons Why Your Retirement Cost Calculations May Be Wrong

How are you calculating your retirement savings? Consider some often overlooked expenses — and savings — the next time you add it up.

Retirement saving has never been easy, but for today's young adults, it seems impossible. Here's how to understand today's special saving challenges.

Are you factoring medical costs into your retirement planning? You should be — here's how to avoid a health care shortage in your golden years.

You're ready for retirement in every way except your savings — now what? Catch up, supplement, and cut costs.

It's never too late to start saving. If you skirted retirement savings in your younger years, you can still catch up — here's how.

You don't have to wait 'til your 60s to retire. Make an early retirement a real possibility with some simple steps you can take today.

Retirement planning makes everyone a little nervous, but for women, there's more at stake — a lot more. Are you saving enough?

Taking a 401(k) distribution when you leave a job will cost you. Take 10 minutes to rollover your account and keep your retirement fund growing.

For most of us, a 401(k) is our primary retirement savings vehicle. Don't undercut your earnings by allowing your 401(k) to fall behind.

There are lots of ways to go wrong with a 401(k). Don't hurt your retirement with any of these common mistakes.

Most experts agree you should "never" borrow from your retirement accounts, with a few exceptions. Here are a few.

A new job means a new boss, new co-workers, and new financial decisions to make. Make smart ones with this handy checklist.

Most of us have all of our retirement eggs in the 401(k) basket. Maximize your fund's growth by making these powerful plan moves.

People come up with the silliest reasons not to get started investing. Drop these excuses and get started investing!

If you've got some retirement savings, you're doing well! Follow these guidelines to keep your savings as strong as possible.

The good news is that two-thirds of Americans have saved at least something for retirement. Do any of these explanations sound familiar?

ETFs? Index funds? Stocks? Where should you put your retirement money? It depends on your situation and goals. Here's how to decide.

Yes, investing is complicated and difficult. But it's not as bad as you think.

Saving a big hunk of money for retirement — up to a cool million — is not complicated or hard. All you have to do is this one thing, every month.

These easy to make mistakes can hurt your 401(k) — and ultimately your retirement. Are you doing any of these things?