The outrage caught the attention of lawmakers, and although it took more than a decade, federal legislation to protect workers’ retirement savings was signed into law in 1974: the Employee ...

It’s hard to hand over a big portion of your retirement savings when you’re old or getting there. Every fiber in your being shrieks “mistake.” And sometimes it is a mistake, as it was for ...

Longevity is also underestimated: A healthy 65-year-old may need to fund 30 or more years of retirement. Research from Fidelity shows that a retired couple needs around $330,000 for lifetime ...

Long after workplaces started using these retirement plans in place of traditional pensions, they are finally reaching a tipping point. Around 70% of private-sector employees in the U.S. now have ...

A'ja Wilson reacted to a post from the South Carolina Gamecocks' Instagram profile hyping up her upcoming jersey retirement. The reigning unanimous WNBA MVP will see her jersey hang in the rafters ...

Health savings accounts (HSAs) weren't intended to be retirement accounts, but they're good homes for your savings. They offer similar tax benefits to traditional IRAs, plus tax-free withdrawals ...

Caitlin Clark addresses the crowd during her jersey retirement ceremony Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. / Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK ...

As we start 2025, following a year marked by geopolitical realignments, wars, and uncertainty around inflation, interest rates, immigration and trade, the retirement investing landscape can feel ...

By Paula Span Three years ago, when Bob and Sandy Curtis moved into an upscale continuing care retirement community in Port Washington, N.Y., he thought they had found the best possible elder care ...

Employees pay no tax on that money until they withdraw it later, typically after retirement. In other words, people without these plans at work are not only missing out on the opportunity to ...

Caitlin Clark was ecstatic to see her former team, the Iowa Hawkeyes, bring their best game against the team that beat her in the 2024 NCAA championship game. The young star returned to Carver ...

Almost all retirees receive at least some type of nonportfolio lifetime income, often Social Security, and in many cases that income is their largest source of cash flows in retirement.