Fraser Allport emphasizes that Roth IRA conversions are not one-size-fits-all, and are often implemented as a multi-year conversion strategy to mitigate tax consequences in any one tax year. A ...
Unlike with traditional IRAs, Roths do not provide tax savings, so anyone converting such funds to a Roth must pay federal ...
Though you lose an up-front tax break, you gain much, much more.
Your 401(k) doesn’t just disappear when you die. Here’s how it’s transferred, who gets it, the tax impact, and why beneficiary updates matter more than you think.
You will not be the only one ticked off about this, but your employer is not getting anything from your funds going into a ...
Since 2002, retirement savers age 50 and over have had the option of making “catch-up” contributions to their 401 (k) plans, which stack on top of the regular limits for employee contributions to ...
My Roth IRA has $28,000, also invested in a total stock market index fund, and my wife’s Roth IRA has $7,000, again invested ...
For many retirees, taxes don’t disappear once the paychecks stop; they simply change form. Withdrawals from retirement ...
Ostensibly created to help people save for retirement (IRAs, 401ks), health care (HSAs, FSAs) and college (529s), most of those alphabet-soup accounts are tailor-made for tax avoidance. Roth IRAs are ...
If you’re a high-earning, older worker, the rules for making “catch-up” contributions to a 401(k) or similar job-based retirement plan have changed. Starting this year, employees age 50 and older ...
If you are over 50 and earning a high income, your retirement savings strategy may be in for a surprise. Many workers rely on 401(k) catch-up contributions to build wealth as they near retirement, ...