Retirement expert Denise Appleby shares common pitfalls and real-life examples for IRAs, required minimum distributions, and ...

A 401 (k) is an employer-sponsored retirement plan that allows employees to save a portion of their salary, usually on a ...

Explore the advantages of a Roth IRA, a flexible retirement savings account that enables tax-free growth and withdrawals.

Roth IRAs can be an attractive addition to your portfolio, but boy, are they surrounded by rules and regulations. It's easy ...

For example, if you invest $1,000 in a stock ETF today, and your investment climbs to $5,000 in retirement thanks to the ...

Some heirs are considered "eligible designated beneficiaries," and the 10-year rule does not apply to them. These include ...

RMDs: Beginning at age73 (or 75 if you were born in 1960 or later), you must begin taking RMDs from your 401 (k), even if you ...

Understand the consequences of withdrawing money from a 401(k) or IRA retirement account for emergencies and create a plan to ...

An IRA or 401(k) can help you supercharge your retirement savings. We'll help you pick one or opt for both.

One nice thing about Roth IRAs, as opposed to traditional IRAs, is that you're not forced to take required minimum ...

I have $1 million in my IRA. Once I reach 73 years of age what are the withdrawal requirements? I retired five years ago with ...

My good friend Bob from Munster had a question I thought merited visiting in the column. Bob’s question involved a topic we are dealing with more and more often in ...