As of September last year, $8.9 trillion was sitting in 401(k) retirement accounts, according to the Investment Company ...

Early withdrawals are generally subject to a 10% penalty, in addition to normal income taxes. But there are lots of exceptions—including some new ones. Here's the latest.

The FIRE movement, or Financial Independence, Retire Early, is gaining traction among those seeking financial freedom. By ...

If you're one of the many federal employees being offered early retirement but are still years away from your Minimum ...

Morsa Images / Getty Images If your employer allows it, getting money from a 401(k) plan before age 59½ is possible. However, early withdrawals deplete retirement savings permanently and ...

You’ve worked hard ever since you got that first job as a teenager. Over the years, you’ve gone from scooping ice cream to leading project teams, and you’ve built a solid financial foundation.

With a 35-year-old wife and a toddler, though, (there's a bit of an age gap here, to say the least), the otherwise financially sound prospective retiree faces an early retirement that could be met ...