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Larger Social Security payments are set to begin this week for millions of retired Americans, who will see an 8.7% cost-of-living bump to their benefits.

The Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 – a follow-up to the 2019 Secure Act – allows for an increase in "catch-up" contributions for people nearing retirement.

Beginning in 2024, sponsors of individual account plans can create "emergency savings accounts" that allow employees to make Roth after-tax contributions to special savings account within the retirement plan.

The Secure Act 2.0 will let companies make 401(k) employer matches based on employees’ qualified student loan payments, beginning in 2024. Here’s how to pay down student loan debt quickly.

The Secure 2.0 Act, which was been signed into law, may help Americans save more for retirement. Here’s what you need to know.

Many Americans are looking to improve their finances, and are planning ahead for 2023. Here's what you can do to achieve your financial goals.

Nearly half of private sector workers don’t have access to a 401(k) at work, but you can open an IRA and take other steps to save for retirement.

The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package includes a series of provisions that could overhaul the U.S. retirement system and allow Americans to save more.

Ninety percent of Americans who are already drawing Social Security retirement benefits, or are in line to receive them, said they're worried payments won't keep up with inflation, according to a recent AARP survey.

Amid concern over whether aging parents will have enough retirement savings, a growing number of adults have embraced the idea of using their parents' home equity as a financial solution, according to an American Advisors Group (AAG) survey.

IRA balances fell in the third quarter of 2022 in the midst of market volatility. Here’s how to keep your retirement on track in any economic cycle.

Americans said that they needed 20% more than last year to retire comfortably, a Northwestern Mutual study said.

More Americans are using their 401(k) retirement plans to help cover financial hardships as consumers continue to confront persistently high inflation.

It is critical that adults talk with their aging parents about their finances in order to ensure they are solvent as they head into retirement. However, only 38% of people have done so.

Robinhood announced on Tuesday it is offering individual retirement accounts (IRAs) with a 1% match on contributions.

Many Americans said the COVID-19 pandemic made saving for retirement a financial priority but 51% did not believe they have enough income to save toward this goal, a Transamerica survey said.

An elderly couple in Central Florida was scammed out of $25,000 in what deputies are calling an elaborate "Grandparents Scam."

Labor rule reverses Trump era rule making ESG investing more difficult. Whether ESG adds value or just promotes a socialist agenda is still hotly debated.

Retirement investors at Fidelity have seen the average 401(k) balance slip below $100,000 and the rate of saving has slowed.

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of multinational hedge fund Citadel, warned that the collapse of cryptocurrency giant FTX could weaken confidence in financial markets at large and hurt the ability of younger investors to save for retirement.