Reposting an article by US News and World Report's Emily Brandon. This is a great list of factoids, answering many of the same questions I'm often asked when it comes to 401(k)s...

Breaking that $1 million mark in liquid assets still holds appeal as a good round number target. Most might even say that $1 million is plenty comfortable to live on for the rest of your life. Most, however, have probably never run the numbers. That sneaky little thing called inflation can really do a number on a million dollar nest egg...

The beginning of May brings about “Decision Day” for many high school seniors, when they must send in letters of acceptance to the schools of their choice. More often than not these days, this choice is also coupled with a financial decision that students may not realize the repercussions of when they commit to attend: taking on student loan debt...

In the previous blog post I mentioned the fact that the average retirement age has crept up to 62. While this is the highest age it's been since Gallup started keeping track in 1991, it’s still under what most people consider the “normal” retirement age of 65...