While Vanguard's newly released "How America Saves" yearly report reveals that Americans' 401 (k) savings rates are at record highs — making up an average $148,153 balance and a median $38,176 balance ...

The median balance for people just getting started in their careers is $1,948. That means half of 401 (k) plan participants ...

By age 30, Fidelity recommends having the equivalent of one year’s salary stashed in your workplace retirement plan. So, if you make $50,000, your 401 (k) balance should be $50,000 by the time ...

But earning a higher salary can help you save more, as long as you increase your contributions along with your income. So it ...

Say you're able to save $300 a month for retirement, but you don't start socking funds away until age 40, and you retire at ...

From the misleading "$1 million retirement rule" to the oversimplified "buy low, sell high" mantra, these pieces of ...

Jerry Schlichter says fiduciaries’ responsibilities have been complicated by provider desires to make private market ...

But not having children carries its own risks. The Pew data finds that 26% of child-free Americans aged 50 and up frequently ...

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.

Here’s how much upper-class retirees really get from Social Security at 70—and how it compares to the national average.