401k

Q. I don’t like the investments in my 401(k). Should I save to an IRA instead? What are the pros and cons?

Q. I didn’t realize it, but my employer was taking less out of my paychecks than I thought for my 401(k). I only contributed $13,000 for 2015, but I wanted to do the max. Is there anything I can do?

Even as anxious investors send stock prices plunging, many Americans are sounding a rather different note: They're staying calm and carrying on.

It seems Americans have started to grow those 401(k) and Individual Retirement Account nest eggs at a record pace.

AOL Corp. CEO Tim Armstrong has abandoned an unpopular plan to delay company contributions to employee retirement accounts and apologized for citing two high-cost births as part of the impetus for the plan.

A majority of Americans with 401k's are confused about how to manage them and wish there was an easier way to invest.

It's no secret that many companies across the country and right here in New Jersey are looking to cut costs. In fact, many are changing the way they contribute to 401K plans in an effort to do so.

Its another sign of an economic recovery. Employers are starting to contribute to 401k plans again.

Sometimes you just don't have a choice. With a national unemployment rate still above eight percent, and more displaced workers since the start of the recession, a recent survey from Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found more than a third of laid-off workers had to raid their retirement savings to make ends meet.

You may not realize it, but hidden fees could be costing you up to 30 percent of your 401k plan over time.