More retirement savers are borrowing from their 401(k) plan. Those are ‘leading indicators of economic stress,’ expert says

More retirement savers have taken loans from their 401(k) accounts over the past year, suggesting that U.S. households are borrowing more readily as they feel the pinch of inflation, experts said. “I think 401(k) loans — like credit card debt — are kind of leading indicators of economic stress in America,”...