The Traditional IRA is the most widely used retirement account. Contributions are often tax-deductible, depending on income ...

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 ...

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If you are retiring or changing jobs with a larger account balance, a rollover IRA may be the best choice for some ...

Roth IRAs are tax-free. Traditional IRAs are tax-deferred. Understanding the ramifications of tax-free versus tax-deferred in ...

Avoid costly mistakes. Learn the IRS rules, penalties, and best practices for a Gold IRA rollover in this step-by-step guide.

The original question doesn’t say where the $800,000 is currently held. If you happen to be rolling a Roth 401 (k) to a Roth IRA, the process could not be more straightforward.

Converting a traditional 401 (k) to a Roth IRA comes with a significant caveat: taxes. Since 401 (k) contributions are made with pre-tax dollars, the amount you convert is treated as taxable ...

Rollover: Take a distribution from your traditional IRA and contribute it to your new Roth IRA by depositing a distribution check payable to you. Make sure to deposit the distribution check within ...

To convert your IRA to a gold IRA, you want to make a direct or indirect rollover from your traditional IRA to your gold IRA. Which one you choose can impact your future retirement money.

Also, a Roth IRA has only been around since 1998, so, in the previous years, you were limited to a traditional IRA.