Retirement account balances dip in Q1 2025 as savings rates hit record high

Jack Otter and the ‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists share their best tips for how to prepare for retirement amid a market concerned with tariffs. Retirement account balances dipped in the first quarter due to stock market turbulence. Still, people kept socking away money for their retirement, according to new data from Fidelity Investments.  The financial services … Read more

Planning for retirement? What to know about traditional, Roth IRAs

Ramsey Solutions financial expert George Kamel weighs in on Americans working past retirement age and provides advice for investors. Socking away money for retirement is something that’s top of mind for many people. Many Americans save money for their “Golden Years” through workplace retirement plans and individual accounts they set up, with traditional and Roth … Read more

45% of Generation X is not confident about their retirement

Ramsey Solutions financial expert George Kamel weighs in on Americans working past retirement age and provides advice for investors. As Generation X continues getting closer to retirement, some have less than rosy views about their retirement prospects, according to a recently released nonprobability-based study from Fidelity Investments.  Fidelity Investments found in the latest edition of its … Read more