IRAs

Financial professionals do a good deal of sleuthing tracking down old retirement accounts for clients.

An IRS proposal has spawned confusion about whether non-spousal heirs to Roth plans need to take RMDs before draining the accounts after 10 years.

Beneficiaries won't get hit with a 50% penalty for not making withdrawals in 2021 and 2022 — an unexpected move by the IRS. But questions still remain.

Financial advisors and other experts offer their tips for preparing a nest egg, whether retirement is months, years or decades away.

A columnist makes the case, with caveats, for tapping certain retirement accounts rather than the traditional savings plans.

An obscure retirement and estate planning technique holds added benefits amid tighter rules on inherited IRAs.

A spousal IRA offers a way to stay on track for a healthy retirement. Yet many people don’t know it exists.

A new bill taking shape in Congress is full of popular ideas and backed by both parties. But some experts say it doesn’t go far enough.

The SECURE Act is unclear about whether some inherited retirement accounts have to be emptied out in 10 years or five.

Workers in the U.S. who are increasingly job-hopping these days risk making one of the biggest financial mistakes out there.

When the tax agency said annual withdrawals would be required before an account is drained by year 10, it created a firestorm. Here's what's happening now.

Advisors tend to avoid clients' tax issues when they involve the IRS. It's a missed opportunity to add value.

With prospects for major tax hikes in the rear view (for now), it’s the time to blueprint ways to reduce clients’ taxable income for ‘22.

Here are four core moves that advisors are considering right now for clients as they gear up to file their federal tax returns.

Spending down savings is a challenge for many in older age

Technology gives investors more opportunity to diversify than ever, but experts worry about exotic strategies in IRAs.

The service lifted the limit from $19,500 as part of its annual inflation adjustments.

The proposed law would ban all IRAs, regardless of size or owner’s income, from holding unconventional assets like stakes in private companies, real estate and startups.

As more and more employees gear up to leave their jobs in a post-pandemic hiring frenzy, economists fear the issue will only get worse.

The number of accounts with balances of at least $1 million grew 84% year over year, while the number of seven-figure IRAs jumped more than 64%.