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

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 ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

After a dip in the opening months of the year, American retirement savers are once again seeing record balances in their accounts, according to new data from Fidelity Investments. In its latest ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This is part four of a six-part series in which Peter Newman, CFA, of Peak Wealth Planning, explains the benefits of employee ownership for the U.S. workforce. There are more than 6,500 ...

As a last resort, many people file for bankruptcy when they are faced with overwhelming debt. In fact, 486,613 people filed for bankruptcy in 2024 — up 16.2% from the previous year. In addition to 464 ...

The investable wealth of US households ballooned by $10.3 trillion over the past year, marking a 13.3% increase, but new research shows that the gains have been concentrated among the wealthiest.