Record numbers withdraw retirement funds for bills; 401k hardship withdrawals spike.

New data from Vanguard shows that Americans are pulling a record amount of money from their retirement accounts to pay their bills. Most notably – the share of customers making an emergency hardship withdrawal from their 401k spiked to 3.6% in 2023 – the highest rate on record.

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