Retirement accounts rebound to record highs after early-year slump. Here’s how to maximize your contributions
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-30 22:00
2025 didn’t start off so hot for investors, but fortunes have changed in a big way in Q3. Data from Fidelity (1) revealed record highs across its 52 million retirement products, including 401(k)s and IRAs. Currently, the average 401(k) balance is 137,902. For context, that’s respectively 20% higher and 17% higher since the third quarter of 2020. The number of 401(k) and IRA millionaires also increased by 10% and 11.5% between Q2 and Q3, respectively. Fidelity ...