IRAs

Federal officials have long warned of the dangers of accounts with few guardrails on what they can invest in.

A lawyer in New Jersey doesn't expect to get sued, but she knows it can happen to anyone. Would her nest egg be safer in a 401(k) or Roth IRA?

Signed into law last December and now partly in force, the sweeping retirement overhaul package presents new planning opportunities for millions of Americans and financial advisors.

From accidentally paying state taxes on T-bill income to wonky filing deadlines, these tips will help make a federal tax return sparkle. Or at least clean.

Americans pay billions of dollars in taxes each year when draining their retirement plans as they change jobs. The "leakage" doesn't bode well for long-term savings, data shows.

Financial advisors are flooded with questions from panicked clients. Here's a field guide to answers.

After three banks collapsed, a New York teacher wonders if the wreckage could reach her nest egg. Should she be worried?

The 4% rule isn't the only option. Plus, one counterintuitive idea says retirees can live larger this year.

A new study by FINRA and NORC offered encouraging signs that people who put money into stocks and bonds for the first time in 2020 are in it for the long run.

Contributions to 401(k)s and IRAs now can reduce your 2022 taxes soon due this filing season. Here's what advisors, many of whom can themselves benefit, need to know.

New data from Fidelity Investment shows disparate reductions in account balances for IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans last year.

A proposed amendment to the Investment Advisers Act would require planners to vet third-party custodians before entrusting them with clients' cryptocurrency, real estate or other alternative investments.

With 10 to 20 good working years left, financial advisors describe what their middle-aged clients are doing to get ready for a non-work life.

The federal regulator's annual list of inspection priorities shows particular concern that hybrid advisor/brokers aren't properly explaining to clients how they're compensated.

The SEC, FINRA and NASAA issued an investor alert warning of fraud, fees and tax complications for self-driven retirement accounts that invest in alternative assets.

Millions of the oldest members of the cohort have roughly 10 good working years left to stockpile for their golden years. And many are in trouble.

Additionally, one in three adults with long-term nest eggs pulled out money for daily living costs, a U.S. News & World Report survey found

The new year brings a new tax season and the opportunity to advise clients on ways to save money on their taxes.

Before it collapsed, the disgraced crypto exchange had its sights on a new target: retirement accounts.

Portfolio reviews and retirement contributions are at the top of to-do lists of Morningstar, AARP and industry groups.