IRAs

Before saving for retirement, young investors are advised to pay down high-interest debts and build an emergency fund, an expert says.

Overall donations to charity organizations fell by 1.7%, while total individual giving decreased by 1.1%, the first drop since 2013.

They may look good on paper, but such investments also come with thorny challenges.

If passed, non-spouse heirs would be required to drain assets within 10 years after the owner’s death.

Clients can use Roth IRAs, 529 plans and — yes — life insurance to give their children a head start.

An otherwise simple strategy has many pitfalls.

A client's retirement savings depends on four key factors, says the leading RIA executive.

It's important for advisors to help clients get ready for the side effects of this radical lifestyle change.

Traditional lenders usually refused cash-strapped minority seniors, which explains why they became such easy prey, an expert says.

The legislation nullifies a strategy that previously allowed heirs to stretch an inherited account's tax-deferred growth based on their life expectancy.

The legislation includes a provision that would raise the age limit for making contributions and taking required minimum distributions.

Living a luxurious lifestyle for less is a possibility — provided retirees are willing to move overseas.

With income taxes attached to hardship withdrawals, they are often advised to carefully weigh other options.

The approved legislation relaxes rules for retirement savers.

They are not required to pay taxes on income accrued from properties leased for no more than 14 days.

With accounts now often reaching seven figures, estate planning expert Natalie Choate delved into the complexity of the increasingly important tool.

In one case, a 6-year-old owed $7,000 in federal taxes two years after his father, a U.S. Navy senior chief petty officer, died of a heart attack.

With longer life expectancies leading to increased health care spending later in life, experts are second-guessing the 10% savings rule.

“People didn’t want to use up their estate tax exemption,” but that has changed as a result of the new law, an expert says.

A market correction only becomes a real risk if investors act and make buy or sell decisions to alleviate mental anguish today at the expense of tomorrow, says an expert.