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Investing Basics: Saving for Retirement with a 401(k) Plan

The ICI Education Foundation’s Investing Road Trip ends at retirement, depicted with idyllic images...
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Investing Basics: Saving for Retirement on Your Own

A majority of workers aged 26 to 64 were active participants in a workplace retirement plan in 2017...
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Congress Should Give Americans Flexibility to Keep Retirement Savings on Track

As policymakers take further steps to assist families and businesses weathering the storm, Congress...
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IRA Investors Are Concentrated in Lower-Cost Mutual Funds

Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) represent the largest share of assets in the US retirement...
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Investing Basics: Understanding Fees and Expenses

In the ICI Education Foundation’s Investing Road Trip exhibit, a toll booth illustrates the fees and...
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Investing Basics: Compound Returns and the Power of Reinvestment

Start saving early. You’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times. There are a few reasons...
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Tax Filing Deadline Extended to July 15: What It Means for IRA Savers

On March 21, 2020, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the federal...
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The US Retirement System Is Stronger Than Critics Portray

A recent Washington Post opinion piece paints an inaccurate and misleading picture of the US...
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Investing Basics: 529 Savings Plans

One thing you can expect when you’re expecting a baby is to pay a lot for diapers—you might pay...