Self-employed workers and small-business owners who want an easy and inexpensive retirement plan should consider a Simplified Employee Pension IRA, or SEP IRA for short. SEP IRA plans are easier to ...

The SEP IRA is one of the best ways for small businesses and individual business owners to help employees save for retirement, and they’ll be able to contribute even more in 2025 than in 2024. The SEP ...

About 16.5 million people in the U.S. are self-employed, according to 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For many of these workers, planning for retirement has its own quirks and ...

The SEP IRA is a great starter plan for a small business because it is easy to set up and maintain. Also, it provides funding flexibility with discretionary contributions. But sometimes, a small ...

Anyone, and I mean anyone, can become an IRA millionaire if given enough time. According to Fidelity, the number of IRA millionaires on its platform has grown 40% over the past year. That figure doesn ...

The IRA contribution limit for 2026 has been raised by $500, to $7,500 for those under age 50. The IRA catch-up limit is a ...

Catch-up contributions, which are additional sums that individuals aged 50 and above can contribute beyond the standard limit, serve as a significant boon for those nearing retirement. However, their ...

A major part of retirement planning is choosing which type(s) of retirement accounts you want to use to hold your savings and investments. If you're self-employed, either a solo 401(k) plan or ...

What advisers need to know about Solo 401(k)s and SEP IRAs. For self-employed individuals, freelancers, and small business owners without full-time employees, securing the right retirement plan can be ...

Cost and administrative complexity are two of the most frequently cited reasons small businesses give for not offering a retirement plan. But the Simplified Employee Pension (or SEP) IRA and the ...