Top 9 reasons to make 401(k) catch-up contributions
Here’s how catch-up contributions work and how they can help you build a better retirement.
5 min read
Apr 01, 2025
Erin Kennedy
Senior editor, Investing
EXPERTISE
- Investing
- Personal finance
- Retirement
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in history, University of Michigan
Bankrate senior investing editor Erin Kennedy has spent over a dozen years editing and publishing in the financial media space. Her longtime goal has been to help educate people on topics in finance that can seem dull or too complex, and she embraces a reader-centered mindset.
Kennedy has worked on stock recommendations, newsletters, articles, reports and commentaries, in addition to managing several sites. She likes investing in relatively boring equities and ETFs, with the occasional spicy stock thrown in for good measure.
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5 of the biggest crypto blowups, frauds and rug pulls
Here are five of the largest crypto scandals and why crypto is linked to scams.
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Don’t forget to report your gains from crypto — the IRS already knows about them
For several years, the IRS has been working to better enforce the rules around reporting crypto trading.
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529 vs. UTMA/UGMA: What are the differences and which is better?
Is a 529 plan better than a UTMA/UGMA account? Here are some key things to know.
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Elon Musk may now be the biggest risk to Tesla’s stock, here’s why
Here’s how the Tesla CEO’s indebtedness could quickly become shareholders’ problem.
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12 most popular types of cryptocurrency
Here are the largest cryptocurrencies by the total dollar value of the coins in existence.
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Warren Buffett sees fortune jump $25 billion as Berkshire shares soar
Berkshire Hathaway shares are outperforming these tech giants in 2025.
2 min read Mar 28, 2025