401(k), IRA balances fell for older millennials, young Gen Xers during the pandemic. Here’s why
Rising access to 401(k) plans has created more small accounts among young savers, say researchers. Source link
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How making student loan payments can help you save for retirement, starting next January
Paying student loans often means not putting away enough money for retirement and missing out on a company 401(k) match,
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Raising Social Security retirement age would hurt older workers in physically demanding jobs, report finds
Older workers in physically demanding jobs face unique retirement challenges. Policy safeguards may help improve their financial security, report finds.
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IRS announces 2024 retirement account contribution limits: $23,000 for 401(k) plans, $7,000 for IRAs
The IRS has increased the 401(k) plan contribution limits for 2024, allowing employees to defer up to $23,000 into workplace
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New trading tech doesn’t alter long-standing investment fundamentals, best-selling financial author William Bernstein suggests
Neurologist and best-selling financial author William Bernstein discusses why his four pillars of investing still applies more than two decades
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Are U.S. seniors among the developed world’s poorest? It depends on your point of view
OECD data suggests about 1 in 4 seniors in the U.S. are poor. Tweaking Social Security may be the best
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This lesser-known 401(k) plan change will soon strip higher earners of a tax break
There's a 401(k) catch-up contribution change coming for higher earners in 2024. Here's what older retirement savers need to know.
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A ‘fabulously gay’ lifestyle put them $51,000 in debt. Now their net worth is over $1 million
John Schneider and David Auten paid off $51,000 in debt and started a business to help teach others financial literacy,
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Thanks to ‘vesting’ schedules, it can take up to 6 years for workers to own their 401(k) match
"Vesting" rules set by an employer dictate how soon a worker can leave a company and take their full match
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