The average participant account balance increased 13% year over year in 2025, reaching an all-time high of $167,970.

A record number of Americans tapped into their 401(k) retirement savings for hardship withdrawals last year due to financial ...

More Americans are making a move financial planners usually warn against.

Strong markets and disciplined saving lifted balances across generations, but rising withdrawals and financial stress hint at ...

Still, many workers are diligently saving and investing for retirement. Among participants with defined contribution (DC) ...

More Americans are digging into their retirement savings for emergency expenses, research from Vanguard shows.

Vanguard is among the investment world's most revolutionary companies. But perhaps its greatest accomplishment has been the growing affordability of investing, spurred by its pioneering of the index ...

The assets in small business retirement plans grew to an average of $3.9 million in 2024, up from $2.9 million in 2022, according to Vanguard’s “How America Saves 2025: Small Business Edition,” ...

More than 40% of eligible small business employees do not participate in their retirement plans, according to a study by Vanguard. The assets in small business retirement plans grew to an average of ...

As expected, net worth improves with age. There's one obviously important high-growth time of life, though.

Compared to other generations, baby boomers are the least prepared for retirement. See how your generation stacks up and ...