Half of American private-sector workers now save in 401(k) plans. New federal laws and state mandates drive unprecedented ...

As of March 2025, the total number of auto-IRA accounts tops 1 million, according to a Georgetown program tracker. Those ...

The 401 (k) and its personal savings counterpart, the Individual Retirement Account, emerged in the 1970s as tools for ...

State-facilitated retirement programs reached a milestone last month, adding the one-millionth account to the rolls.

Starting in 2025, most new 401(k) plans must automatically enroll workers, rather than leave the decision to them. “We used to spend a lot of time designing education programs to try to entice ...

WASHINGTON—More than one million private sector workers nationwide have enrolled in state retirement savings programs, a major milestone in the effort to address the nation’s ...

Savings and investments: This category has the biggest influence on retirement readiness, with a maximum of 35 points available.Yet, respondents only realized 15.1 points, reaching just 43.2% of ...

The “long-term” can wait until the basics are covered — and the basics DO need to be covered, and with any luck before they find themselves sitting in a 401(k)-enrollment meeting (which, of course, is ...