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A lot of people set New Year’s resolutions to pay off debt or save more or learn to make a budget. And a lot of those resolutions wind up by the wayside before Presidents’ Day. (This is Day 1 of the ...

For many employees, what to do with a 401(k) plan at retirement has been a foregone conclusion: Roll it over. The opportunity to hang on to assets after employees retire — and in turn keep costs ...

Employers are increasingly adopting provisions from SECURE 2.0, a federal retirement law passed in 2022, a recent survey found. One of the most popular rules that employers have incorporated is ...

Investing too much in a 401(k) could leave little cash to put toward other goals. Some retirement accounts offer perks you can't get with a 401(k). By spreading your savings across multiple plans ...

One of the most valuable perks of a 401(k) is its high contribution limits. In 2025, adults under 50 can contribute up to $23,500 to one of these accounts, and this doesn't include any match their ...

Adults under 50 can contribute up to $23,500 to a 401(k) in 2025. Those 50 and older have long been able to contribute more money to their 401(k)s. A new SECURE 2.0 Act rule change enables a ...

The 401(k) is a powerful investing tool, and millions of Americans could benefit by contributing more to this type of account. However, it's possible to have too much of a good thing. Maxing out ...

And one of your goals may be to increase your retirement savings rate. If you have a 401(k) plan through your job, you might assume that pumping more money into it is your best bet for 2025.

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places ...