When you reach retirement age, financial decisions become even more important as you are no longer generating income from ...

At first, the increases tend to be modest. At age 73, the typical RMD is 3.77% of the account balance at the end of the prior year. By age 80 the percentage is still under 5%. However, the percentage ...

I just received a Social Security notice that my modified adjusted gross income was over the income-related monthly ...

Self-directed individual retirement accounts (SDIRAs) are traditional or Roth IRAs with expanded investment options.

Any money you move from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA is treated as ordinary income. That's why you should make these ...

Q:Your recent column on converting a traditional IRA to a Roth states that if you pay the conversion taxes out of the Roth IRA you just created, you'll protect more of the assets remaining in your ...

Early withdrawals from a traditional IRA will result in a 10% penalty and taxes owed on the withdrawn amount. You can withdraw contributions, but not earnings, from a Roth IRA at any time without ...

Nothing about the American retirement system is simple. If it were a life raft, most of us would drown. If it were a fire extinguisher, most of us would burn to death. It is a system that we are ...

When it comes to saving for retirement, the Roth and traditional IRA are like two sides of the same coin. Both offer powerful ways to grow your savings, but they come with distinct tax advantages — ...

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When it comes to saving and investing for retirement, there aren't many better routes than utilizing retirement accounts. The most popular option is a 401(k), but it's not the only viable option. IRAs ...