Key TakeawaysNearly one-in-five workers who are eligible for a retirement plan through their employer haven’t enrolled because they don’t want to make the “wrong” choice.In order to make the right ...

As you embark on a new job, sifting through the influx of documents can be daunting, especially when it comes to ...

Despite record plan participation, many workers remain at risk of inadequate retirement savings as Social Security's future ...

Turning to participation rates, Vanguard notes that it has two measures, with the most common being the average rate among a group of plans (referred to as the plan-weighted participation rate). In ...

Vanguard Retirement Plan investment options . Plan participants can have their pick from as many as 12,000 non-Vanguard funds, company stock, and other investments.

Vanguard Retirement Plan Access is one potential solution. It is not the only option, however. Vanguard competitor Fidelity , for example, also has a program for small businesses called Fidelity ...

The average American is putting nearly 8% of their paycheck into their retirement savings, according to Vanguard. Yahoo ...

Access to professional financial advisors and automated plan designs are boosting workers' wealth accumulation.

Vanguard research shows that a typical worker sees a 10% increase in income when switching employers, but a 1% decline in their retirement saving rate.When an employer does not automatically ...

Additionally, 29% of retirement plan participants increased their deferral percentage from an annual automatic escalation, leading to 45% of participants increasing their savings, which is the highest ...

Nearly half of middle-class Americans don't plan to retire at 65, study finds 04:55. Millions of Americans rely on their 401(k) plans to ensure a comfortable retirement, but recent research from ...

Half of all workers in private-sector America now participate in 401(k) plans, a sign that tax-advantaged retirement savings may be catching on at last. As recently as 2010, federal data shows ...