Your employer's 401(k) match looks like a small line on your pay stub, but it functions more like a built‑in raise that ...

I’ve been challenging conventional financial wisdom for years, and today I want to expose one of the biggest myths in retirement planning: the 401k match as a “100% return.” As someone who’s helped ...

401k matches are wise to take advantage of if you’re able to make the contributions. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset's free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to ...

An employer match is one of the most valuable features of many 401(k) plans. Even without an employer match of your contributions, however, a 401(k) can still be useful for retirement savings. The tax ...

When a company suspends its 401(k) match, it amounts to a pay cut, some workers say. For countless American workers, the 401(k) company match is simply a fact of life: They contribute regularly to ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

Let's imagine you're 30 years away from retirement and your 401 (k) usually gives you a yearly 8% return, which is a bit ...

You may love your Roth 401(k), but your employer might not be matching your enthusiasm If you are all in on Roths, it might be a little vexing to you that your employer is not. More than 82% of large ...

The 401(k)-retirement account continues to evolve, with a recent IRS ruling allowing employees the power to choose how to allocate their company’s contributions. The ruling would allow employees to ...

Strategizing retirement savings in your 20s can be a daunting task. That is the dilemma of Reddit member in the subreddit r/personalfinance who found himself at a crossroads. At 24, he is in an ...

Growing your wealth without effort might sound farfetched to you, but people do it every day. When you invest your money, it grows while you're off doing other things. It's not likely to make you an ...