Part of a series of articles to help you open a Roth IRA and invest for retirement Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and ...

On the May 4 episode of How to Money, co-host Joel Larsgaard described setting up a Roth IRA for his daughter at Fidelity. He received a call from the brokerage flagging that most of the account was ...

A Roth IRA is typically a smart investment but there are circumstances where it makes sense to pause contributions. Early-career professionals may find it more advantageous to fund higher education ...

The Roth IRA — a popular retirement account — is similar to a traditional IRA in that you can regularly contribute to the ...

Dave Ramsey has strong opinions about retirement accounts and which is best. Here are his thoughts on 401(k)s and IRAs and ...

A North Carolina listener recently called into the Clark Howard podcast to ask about backdoor IRAs, a legal strategy that allows high-income earners to bypass income limits on Roth IRA contributions.

I've read this advice again and again: In retirement, withdraw first from your brokerage account, then your 401(k) and/or IRA, and finally your Roth. As for my regular brokerage account, I tend to ...

Every week, Allworth Financial’s Steve Hruby, CFP®, and Bob Sponseller, ChFC®, answer your questions. If you, a friend, or someone in your family has a money issue or problem, feel free to send those ...

Dear Liz: I inherited my mother’s Roth IRA when she died in 2015 and have been taking yearly required minimum distributions based on my age. My spouse is my primary beneficiary on this inherited Roth ...

Clark Howard, the personal finance radio host and podcaster, had what at first might seem like some unusual advice for a 25-year-old caller. Stop investing in your Roth IRA right now, he told Timothy.