Retirement planning

5 advisors offer important tips for managing your money in 2025

Personal finances are top of mind for many households as they get set to ring in the new year. About…

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…

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…