Few workers use the retirement plan despite its advantages and growing availability.
By category, ranked by one year total returns
Share of mortgages in negative equity has been halved in almost four years, but it's a long way from healthy.
Gold bullion prices have been trapped in a bear market the past two years. With coin buyers heading for the exits, there aren't many places left to find a bull.
Feeling behind in savings and salary or embarrassment over finances motivates a third of non-retirees to make positive financial decisions, according to a recent survey.
Billionaire activist investor says the market continues to misunderstand the maker of iPhones and iPads, which should buy back more of its stock.
Americans born between 1965 and 1980 have more debt than other age groups and are more pessimistic about ever being able to afford to retire.
For the first time in 15 years, demand in the U.S. economy is outpacing supply, and that could roil financial markets.
One expert says the market's foundation is now like a game of Jenga, where each wood block removed increases the chance the tower will fall.
An increased correlation between asset classes, with fewer options for protection from price swings, is one reason for Societe Generale's bearish stance.