Retirement planning

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…

Here’s why the U.S. retirement system isn’t among the world’s best

Mixetto | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. retirement system doesn’t get high marks relative to other nations. In fact,…

Life spans are growing but ‘health spans’ are shrinking

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images First, the good news: Americans are living longer than they used to. Now,…

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…

Planning to delay retirement may not rescue you from poor savings

Planning to work longer is a popular escape hatch for Americans who feel they’ve saved too little to support themselves…

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:…

It’s not always ‘a sexy thing’ to be a millionaire, former NFL linebacker Brandon Copeland says. Here’s why

Brandon Copeland is a former NFL linebacker turned coach. But the type of coaching he gravitates to isn’t in the…

Why the father of ‘life planning’ says you’re managing money the wrong way

George Kinder wants everyone to be free. At first blush, that concept of personal fulfillment or enlightenment may seem better…

How high earners can funnel money to a Roth IRA, the ‘gold standard’ of retirement accounts

You’d think earning more would make it easier to boost retirement savings. But high earners may find it tricky to…

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…