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If you have employer stock in your 401(k), net unrealized appreciation is a strategy to minimize your taxes.

Choosing a pension vs 401(k) plan can be tricky. Here, we provide questions to ask to help guide you in your retirement planning.

Americans could start saving a lot more for retirement.

The federal government has some advice for workers contemplating adding bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to their retirement holdings: Don't.

WASHINGTON — A new bill from top Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee aims to open workplace retirement plans to a bigger range of investments, making it easier for 401(k) plans to diversify with holdings in private equity, hedge funds, real estate, cryptocurrencies and other alternative assets.

A Republican proposal would open workplace retirement plans to a bigger range of investments, including hedge funds and cryptocurrency.

As the second-quarter stock market imitated a sky diver in free fall, average balances in 401(k)s and IRAs held at Fidelity Investments plunged.

If you could retire comfortably with $200,000 less in savings, how much sooner could you retire?

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and investor advocates are ringing alarms over the idea of allowing cryptocurrency into 401(k) and other retirement plans, especially after a turbulent month that saw some projects implode and other cryptocurrencies go into free fall.