Americans increasingly use 401(k)s as emergency funds, not retirement savings, exposing flaws in U.S. retirement policy and ...

Christopher Stroup, certified financial planner and owner of Silicon Beach Financial, explained key signs to consider ...

While bank accounts and many other financial accounts can be jointly owned, retirement accounts like IRAs and 401(k)s are inherently individual. That means each person must open and maintain their own ...

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Generally speaking, retirement accounts are afforded a great deal of protection. If you file bankruptcy, creditors cannot go after your retirement savings. This includes individual retirement accounts ...

In a recent monthly newsletter from IRA expert Ed Slott, a discussion of loan options from retirement accounts referenced a ...

Retirement account balances dipped in the first quarter due to stock market turbulence. Still, people kept socking away money for their retirement, according to new data from Fidelity Investments. The ...

Oklahoma is the only other state where a person can retire with less than $700,000 in savings. After that, the number creeps up. That said, although Kansas and Alabama require just slightly more than ...

The IRS allows a withdrawal of up to $1,000 annually from qualified retirement accounts without penalty for emergencies. Emergency withdrawals can potentially help those facing financial challenges ...

Vanguard recently published data pulling from 5 million retirement accounts. While there's no single right way to save, insights from Vanguard's report can help guide you. With so many different ...