With the year drawing to a close, individuals with pre-tax retirement accounts should familiarize themselves with the ...

You've hit the million-dollar mark in your retirement savings. Congratulations! But now comes the tricky part: figuring out ...

To avoid situations where someone doesn't make any withdrawals so they don't ever have to pay taxes, the IRS enacts required ...

Retirement accounts have lots of rules. For example, you can only contribute specified amounts per year, and you have to meet requirements to qualify for certain tax breaks. A big rule to know about ...

An individual retirement account, more commonly referred to as an IRA, is a good place to save for your retirement. Once you reach a certain age, though, you’ll have to start taking a minimum amount ...

Stocks and bonds have both taken a beating this year, but that can create an opportunity to save big on taxes for retirees who don't need their required minimum distributions (RMDs) to live on. In ...

As you can see above, the IRS changed the RMD tables to reflect changes in life expectancy since the last modifications a decade ago. The net result was to add close to two years to life expectancies ...

Using the modified tables should be generally straightforward for most account owners, although there are a couple of situations that may be trickier this year. One of those instances involves anyone ...

Once you hit 73, it’s time to start withdrawing money from your tax-deferred retirement accounts, whether it’s a 401(k), IRA, ...

An individual retirement account, more commonly referred to as an IRA, is a good place to save for your retirement. Once you reach a certain age, though, you'll have to start taking a minimum amount ...

Ivanna Hampton: Here’s what’s ahead on this week’s Investing Insights. Microsoft faces a hurdle to buy the owner of the Call of Duty franchise. I’ll tell you why Morningstar analysts think the deal ...

An IRA is a great savings tool, but it does come with some rules that can trip up a lot of people. Find out more here about beneficiaries, after-tax contributions and RMD tables. Mistakes happen. But ...