Knowing these rules can help you avoid big penalties or unnecessary withdrawals.

After years of delays, the Internal Revenue Service is enforcing annual payouts on certain accounts this year.

A Roth IRA conversion is available any time you have money in a qualifying pre-tax account. People choose to make a ...

For many savers, the individual retirement account is the most flexible way to build a nest egg alongside, or even instead of ...

With a self-directed IRA, you can take an in-kind distribution—transferring ownership of an asset to yourself—to satisfy your ...

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

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Roth IRA conversions can save you a lot of money in the long run despite the immediate tax hit.

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Retirees in their 60s may make costly IRA mistakes that shrink long-term savings. Learn some common missteps and how to ...

W hen a taxpayer takes a cash distribution from a regular individual retirement account (IRA), the entire amount is gross income unless part of the distribution represents a return of his or her ...