The S&P 500, a proxy for the stock market, returned about 16% in 2025, and its three-year, annualized return has been around 22%. Those are performances well above the average of many decades.

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Retirement is meant to be a reward for decades of work and saving. But for many, one hidden risk quietly threatens that reward: the risk of experiencing poor investment returns early in retirement ...

When you think about your 401(k), one of the first questions that comes to mind is: How much is it actually growing? On average, 401(k) returns typically fall between 5% and 8% annually, depending on ...

As we begin the new year, many of us take stock of our financial situation. Public pension systems should as well. Retired ...

That means if you merely start contributing $200 per month, or $6.66 per day, at age 25, you will have $1 million by age 65.