If you’re 60 years old with $1.2 million saved for retirement in a traditional IRA, you may be starting to think about ...

.A Roth IRA conversion can offer tax-free growth and withdrawals, but it requires careful planning to avoid tax pitfalls and ...

A $1 contribution today to a new Roth individual retirement account may not sound like much. But that seemingly small sum might save you a bundle in taxes down the road due to an under-the-radar ...

Rolling a traditional 401(k) into a Roth IRA triggers immediate taxes on the full conversion amount. Roth IRAs offer tax-free growth and withdrawals with no required minimum distributions during the ...

The primary factor in a Roth IRA conversion decision is the difference between the tax rate at conversion and the future tax ...

Beginning in 2010, individuals are allowed to convert or roll over certain distributions from retirement plans and IRAs to Roth IRAs regardless of their modified adjusted gross income. Complex rules ...

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Roth 401(k) retirement programs are among the best options available to long-term investors thinking about retirement. That said, there are some pitfalls readers should be aware of – here are three of ...

Retirement planning can feel like solving a jigsaw puzzle, especially for high-income households. If you're earning too much to qualify for a Roth IRA directly, you might assume that the Roth IRA's ...

Retirement blogger Fritz Gilbert is trying to reduce his future tax burden, but it's surprisingly harder than he thought. A previous version of this story included the wrong figure for the top of the ...

You're contributing to your 401(k) and trying to save for a Roth IRA, but your paycheck only goes so far. How do you decide ...