If you’re hoping for a comfortable retirement, you may want to check in on your 401(k) to make sure it’s not underperforming.

According to Fidelity's retirement guidelines, you should aim to have saved three times your annual salary by age 40, six ...

Today, the median 401 (k) balance for top-decile earners is about 10 times that of middle-income participants. Indeed, plan participation, balance amounts, and investment outcomes remain skewed toward ...

Baby boomers have the highest average 401 (k) balance of all four generations. That’s no surprise, as they’ve been working ...

As stock and bond markets have whipsawed this year, you may be afraid to look at your 401 (k) account balance. But all of the volatility actually makes this an opportune time to look under the hood of ...

You may be curious to know how your 401(k) balance compares to the average saver's. To that end, Fidelity has some new data. And it may surprise you.

As the cost of college in the U.S. continues to surge, many parents are resorting to drastic financial strategies—including ...

New research points to the equal-installments strategy as the ideal for making the mandatory withdrawals. A lump-sum approach ...

Simple changes today can lead to a stress-free retirement later. Here's how to avoid the biggest savings slip-ups.

A 401 (k) is the most popular type of retirement account, but it's not the only option available. Others, like individual retirement accounts (IRAs), are worth considering and contributing to before ...

While this sell system is designed to preserve the growth portion of a portfolio, it comes with a downside: Money can be withdrawn from funds in a retiree’s portfolio that they had no intention of ...