Tag: couples

A majority of workers do not know a crucial piece of information about their retirement: how much married couples can expect to receive from Social Security. The program will one day be the most important source of income for millions of Americans. But they showed their lack of understanding of how benefits work in a…

Since only about half of all private sector workers currently have access to an employer 401(k) plan, it’s not at all unusual for spouses who are both working to have only one saver in the family. When that’s the case, is the person who is contributing to the employer retirement plan saving for two? T…