Retirement

A new Vanguard study says 401(k)s aren’t enough for many people to retire, and that the top 20% of earners get 44% of employer contributions.

Steve Christo runs a custom boot shop in Virginia. "I thought, 'If I can build nuclear detectors, I should be able to make a boot,'" he said.

The Biden administration's rule overhauls requirements for retirement plan advisers to act in the interests of clients.

Monday's report on the system's "go-broke" date raises questions about how Social Security is funded.

More than 60% of people over 50 are worried they won’t have enough money to live on in retirement, which is more than last year, according to a recent survey from AARP.

“Hardship withdrawals” are rising, Fidelity Investments reports, most commonly to avoid eviction or foreclosure or pay medical bills.

A new bill follows up on recent bipartisan legislation to expand access to retirement savings.

A recent global ranking of 47 retirement income systems puts the U.S. right in the mediocre middle at 22nd place.

"This particular job, one of the reasons I took it is because I knew that you'd never stop learning, and I find that really exciting," said Violet O'Brien, a notary in Houston.

Much attention is paid to younger borrowers, and rightfully so. But some 3.5 million Americans 60 and older hold substantial debt.