Designed to bolster retirement savings, catch-up contributions give you an opportunity to fast-track your financial readiness before you actually retire. Yet many people either underutilize them or ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

The IRS puts strict limits on how much you can contribute each year to 401(k) plans, IRAs and other retirement funds. But as you edge closer to retirement, you're given a little wiggle room. Starting ...

Starting the year you turn 50, you can increase retirement contributions by an amount set by the IRS. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...