401(k) plans

Are target-date funds, the most popular 401(k) investment, right for you?

Melkinimages | E+ | Getty Images Target-date funds are a way for 401(k) participants to put their retirement savings on…

The Roth 401(k) is becoming more common

Filippobacci | E+ | Getty Images Retirement savers, take note: more employers have added a Roth savings option to their…

Why new retirees may need to rethink the 4% rule

Laylabird | E+ | Getty Images A popular retirement strategy known as the 4% rule may need some recalibration for…

Here’s how to retire a millionaire, according to finance pros

Goran Babic | E+ | Getty Images Building a $1 million nest egg may seem an impossible feat. However, amassing…

More employers add 401(k) plan match for workers paying student loans

Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Companies can now offer their workers a “match” on their student loan payments…

Why 401(k) plans are the ‘final frontier’ for exchange-traded funds

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images While many investors have flocked to exchange-traded funds, they haven’t gained much ground…

401(k) savers can access one of the ‘rare guarantees’ in investing, CFP says

There are few certainties when it comes to investing. The stock market can seem to gyrate with little rhyme or…

This is the ‘billion-dollar blind spot’ of 401(k)-to-IRA rollovers, Vanguard finds

Many investors unknowingly make a costly mistake when rolling their money from a 401(k) plan to an individual retirement account:…

401(k) auto-enrollment features don’t help savings as much as expected, study finds

Employers are increasingly putting workers’ 401(k) plan savings on autopilot. But the positive impact of automated retirement savings is more…

Is the U.S. stock market too ‘concentrated’? Here’s what to know

The U.S. stock market has become dominated by about a handful of companies in recent years. Some experts question whether…