Many Americans change jobs multiple times throughout their careers. Along the way, retirement accounts — especially a 401(k) ...

Some retirement accounts have federal bankruptcy protections, but the rules vary by account type and situation.

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Your 401(k) doesn’t just disappear when you die. Here’s how it’s transferred, who gets it, the tax impact, and why ...

After four bruising years in which inflation and declining bond markets slammed Americans’ nest eggs, retirement accounts made a big comeback in 2025 — regaining much of what was lost while feeling ...

Looking for ways to kick-start your retirement savings? If you’ve got freelance income, you could open up your own 401(k) plan and save well beyond the normal $23,500 you can in a workplace plan for ...

Mary Woulf was 22, a single mother and a college dropout. She went to a temp agency for a receptionist job. She did well on the test, so the agency sent her to its best client, a national mortgage ...

Adam Palasciano is a writer over three years of experience writing about personal finance, investing, student loans, and more, for outlets like GOBankingRates, FinanceBuzz, The Penny Hoarder, and Wall ...

You might think you already know all you need to know about how your 401(k) works. After all, the premise of such accounts is fairly straightforward: You elect to contribute a percentage of each of ...

You will be allowed to contribute more to your 401(k) in 2026. The amount that your employer can contribute to your retirement account will also increase. The rules for these employer-sponsored ...

Fidelity Investments has introduced a new policy restricting financial advisors’ ability to access or manage clients’ 401(k) accounts directly. The change affects thousands of independent advisors who ...