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If You Retire at 55, Here’s What You Need to Know About Accessing Your 401(k)

Key Points With a 401(k), you could face an early withdrawal penalty for removing funds before turning 59 1/2. Under certain ...
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Retiring Early? 2 Ways to Tap Your 401(k) Without Penalty

There's usually a 10% early withdrawal penalty if you take money out of your 401(k) under age 59 1/2. The Rule of 55 lets you take funds from your most recent employer's 401(k) without penalty if you ...

3 Retirement Savings Mistakes That Could Really Hurt You Later

An early withdrawal could leave you with a major shortfall. A low-risk portfolio may not keep up with inflation. A single ...

2 Big Reasons Americans Are Delaying Retirement -- and What You Can Do About Them

Recent data shows that reveals that 35% of Americans today are delaying retirement or plan to do so. Insufficient savings and ...

What's the Unfortunate Truth About Maxing Out Your 401(k)?

You may be saving more in an easy-to-contribute retirement savings vehicle, but you're giving up a great deal of flexibility.

These steps can help prioritize withdrawals from retirement accounts, 401(k)s and IRAs

Since withdrawals from their Roth IRAs are off the table for now, the couple must choose how much to take from the remaining accounts. They decide to withdraw 60% from their 401 (k)s ($24,000) and 40% ...