401(k)

Workers often don’t aggregate old retirement savings plans at new jobs, leaving behind orphaned accounts that need attention.

With congressional action making 401(k) plan savings leakage more likely, advisers must increase focus on holistic financial wellness as a preventative measure.

However, many organizations still hoping Congress takes on Cadillac tax and other insurance levies.

Revisions to the House tax plan are expected and experts advise employers to continue thinking about retirement plan alternatives.

By leaving retirement accounts as is, Congress missed an opportunity to help workers who have not saved for the future.

Clients who intend to name minor children as beneficiaries of their IRAs should take taxes into consideration before making a decision.

Clients who intend to name minor children as beneficiaries of their IRAs should take into consideration the "kiddie tax" before making a decision.

It is also not expected to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate.

Retirees are often pushed into a different tax bracket with many paying more in retirement than they were while working.

Retirees are often pushed into a different tax bracket with many paying more in retirement than they were while working.

Rep. Kevin Brady doesn’t plan to reduce the contributions American workers can make to 401(k) retirement plans.

The proposal to limit the 401(k) tax deductions would affect 55 million Americans of all ages and income levels, according to study.

The proposal to limit the 401(k) tax deductions would affect 55 million Americans of all ages and income levels, according to study.

House Republicans’ tax-overhaul bill will raise the amounts that American workers can contribute to their 401(k) retirement accounts, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Sunday.

Congress’s proposed limit on retirement contributions could hurt low, middle-income workers.

Congress’s proposed limit on retirement contributions could hurt low, middle-income workers.

Despite impressive aggregate numbers, the median value of a 401(k) account for someone 65 and over is about $60,000.

Retirement readiness would vastly improve by requiring auto features, increasing HSA contribution limits, and outlawing participant loans, among other recommendations, says adviser Robert Lawton.

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said he’s exploring ideas to create incentives for people to save more.

Despite impressive aggregate numbers, the median value of a 401(k) account for someone 65 and over is about $60,000.