(Bloomberg View) --Was the 401(k) a tragic mistake? When you use one of those online calculators to estimate your expected income in retirement, it can sure seem so. Investment returns have proven ...

If you're going to save money for retirement (which, to be clear, you should), then you probably want to do it in the most seamless, painless way possible. And that could mean falling back on your ...

While 401(k)s can be convenient, they do have some serious drawbacks. You may be looking at limited investment choices and high fees. There's also the issue of facing a penalty for taking an early ...

The average retired worker today gets about $1,920 per month from Social Security, or roughly $23,000 per year. Since that's not a lot of money to live on, you may want to push yourself to build ...