See the average 401(k) balance by age in 2025. Compare your savings, understand median balances, and find practical ways to ...

Discover how 401(k) balances in your 40s and 50s stack up, and learn smart strategies to grow savings, such as catch-up ...

Saving for retirement is a luxury that not everyone has, and even those with the means to put cash aside don't always save at ...

That said, based on its most recent report, Vanguard puts the average 401 (k) balance among savers today at $148,153. The median 401 (k) balance, however, is only $38,176.

We all know that comparing ourselves to others can be a slippery slope, but when it comes to retirement savings, it's hard ...

These average and median 401(k) balances tell us a lot. Recall what a median number is -- it's the middle number in a series of numbers arranged in order. So if your series is 78, 101, 135, 204, and ...

The average monthly Social Security benefit was $2,005 as of June, or only about $24,000 for the year. If you use a withdrawal strategy such as the (imperfect) "4% rule" with a nest egg of $500,000, ...

Many people in the U.S. are already retired by the age of 70. The average 401(k) balance among those in their 70s isn't as high as you might expect it to be. Retirees often need to rely on money in ...

Working Americans are often told to try to set aside 15% to 20% of their income for retirement. And inevitably, many fail to do that. That's understandable, though. It's by no means easy to part with ...

Auto-enroll and auto-increase features can boost your 401(k) balance by $50K. Here’s how to take advantage -- even if your ...

Last week, I shared a list of things that make me “mad as hell” — things that those in our industry generate, promote and often share as fact without any application of common sense, and no apparent ...