Workers in the public education and nonprofit sectors are familiar with 403(b)s, which lack the regulation that comes with 401(k)s. Listener Christina Hanson from the Bronx, New York, asks: Is there a ...

A 403(b) retirement plan is an employer-sponsored plan for employees of public schools and certain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Also known as a tax-sheltered annuity plan, a 403(b) is similar ...

Workers with their own personal Roth IRAs would be able to roll those accounts into a workplace Roth 401(k) and some similar ...

You can then request a direct rollover from your old employer's plan so the funds go straight into your IRA, which keeps your savings tax-deferred and avoids penalties. You can also do an indirect ...

Slightly more than half (48%) of 401(k) have a financial adviser, according to a report from Spectrem Group. Contrastingly, slightly less than half (42%) of 403(b) participants use a financial adviser ...

When you leave a job, what happens to your retirement savings? If you have a 401(k) or 403(b), personal finance expert Suze Orman says it might be time to consider a rollover — especially into an IRA ...

Americans’ retirement savings account balances hit record levels in the first quarter despite the financial challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. New data released by Fidelity Investments ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Friday that it will allow contributions of up to $23,500 for 401(k) plans in 2025, up from this year’s limit of $23,000. The same $23,500 limit will be in ...

Q: I have a 401(k) with my old employer, and my new employer offers a 403(b) and a 457. What are the differences between them? 401(k), 403(b), and 457 plans are three types of qualified retirement ...

The year is already rapidly coming to a close, making it peak season for assessing (and, in many cases, reassessing) contribution options related to retirement savings accounts. A major factor ...

There are often penalties attached to taking early withdrawals from retirement accounts, but there are also some exceptions. One exception to the 401(k) early withdrawal penalty is known as the rule ...