Imagine working day-in day-out, dutifully contributing money to a 401(k) for years — and then losing track of the money when you leave your job. Mortifying, but also extremely common. In fact, in 2023 ...

In the hurried days of a big move to a new job, there’s one valuable item workers are neglecting to pack: the money their former employer invested for them in a 401(k). There’s a lot of lost ...

It happens to a lot of people: You leave a job with every intention of rolling over your 401(k), but then you get busy with the next thing in your life and that account doesn’t seem so important ...

Americans are leaving billions of dollars behind in forgotten retirement accounts, according to a new report. The Sept. 2025 report by Capitalize, a fintech firm that specializes in helping U.S.

With more Americans job hopping in the wake of the Great Resignation, the risk of "forgetting" a 401(k) plan with a previous employer has jumped, recent studies show. As of 2023, there were 29.2 ...

If you’ve switched jobs, what did you do with your 401(k)? If you don’t remember, or if it’s still with your previous employer, you may be leaving hard-earned cash on the table. More than half (54.3%) ...

Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. As of 2023, there were 29.2 million left-behind 401(k) accounts holding roughly $1.65 trillion in assets, up 20% from two years ...