Why your 401(k) isn’t making you enough money for a secure retirement — plus more top investing tips

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Workers who diligently put away money from their paycheck into a 401(k) retirement plan expect that acting responsibly will provide greater financial security in old age. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for many savers. Just as there’s a cavernous, growing gap between lower-paid American workers and the highest, there’s also a wide disparity between retirement “haves” and “have-nots.”

Read about this troubling reality for American workers, and don’t miss a report about how women can get the investment advice they want. Then, check out tips for managing a 529 college-savings plan, and learn about a contrarian stock investing strategy where one year’s losers are the next year’s winners.

— Jonathan Burton

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