“Hardship withdrawals” are rising, Fidelity Investments reports, most commonly to avoid eviction or foreclosure or pay medical bills.

Some employers will match your contributions to your retirement fund, but you may have to stay with them for years to access that money.

Almost a third of people in a LendingTree survey said they were withdrawing from retirement accounts

For each dollar saved, 40 cents is withdrawn. Social scientists have a solution.