Valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images Women tend to save more of their paycheck for retirement than men, but still trail them in 401(k) account values, new research shows. The average 401(k) balance among men in 2025 was $194,597, compared with $146,476 for women, according to Vanguard’s new 2026 How America Saves report, which looks…
Dny59 | E+ | Getty Images Social Security‘s trust funds may have a bit more runway than expected, according to new long-range projections by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, shared exclusively with CNBC. The trust fund Social Security relies on to help pay retirement benefits — Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, or OASI — may be…
Trump Accounts have the potential to build long-term financial security for millions of U.S. children; however, some experts say they may not do much to reduce the wealth gap over time. The tax-deferred investing accounts, which will launch on July 4, include a one-time $1,000 deposit from the U.S. Department of the Treasury for kids born between 2025…
A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, May 11, 2026. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Consumer prices rose in May, pushing the annual inflation rate to its highest level in three years, according to new government data. That points to a 4.7% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, according…
Frank Bisignano, chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), during a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano told Congress on Wednesday that the agency has improved one…
Choreograph (Konstantin Yuganov) | Istock | Getty Images The IRS has released the 2027 contribution limits for health savings accounts, or HSAs, which offer triple-tax benefits for investors. Starting in 2027, the new HSA contribution limit will be $4,500 for self-only plans, up from $4,400 in 2026, based on the latest inflation adjustments. The HSA limit for…
Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez | Moment | Getty Images Americans are saving less as the everyday cost of living rises and wages struggle to keep up. The personal savings rate — defined as the share of income Americans have after taxes and expenses — hit 2.6% in April, according to data from the Bureau of Economic…
Patricio Nahuelhual | Moment | Getty Images At risk of stating the obvious: Boosting one’s savings rate is among the best ways to improve a household’s retirement prospects. Doing so increases the size of the financial war chest one can deploy in old age. But there’s another, somewhat hidden benefit to saving a larger share…
A sign for the Senior Community Service Employment Program at the AARP Foundation in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2017. Laurie Kellman | AP Ronald Williams was unemployed when a friend recommended a local jobs program for older workers. After he completed training with Goodwill in 2024, Williams quickly landed a job as a custodian —…
A man walks by the dairy section at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on March 17, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images New government data showing rising inflation points to a higher Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, according to new forecasts. The Social Security COLA may be 4.2% amid “sharply rising” gasoline,…
