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Today, the median 401 (k) balance for top-decile earners is about 10 times that of middle-income participants. Indeed, plan ...

The average 401 (k) balance reached $148,153 in 2024 among Vanguard's five million participants, according to the firm's latest How America Saves report. But that number tells only part of the story.

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Even when contributing to an IRA, women can miss out on key opportunities. Vanguard found that women are more likely to leave their rollovers uninvested: 56% of them leave their money in cash for at ...

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