To avoid a situation where someone who may not need to withdraw from these accounts lets the money sit in the account to avoid paying taxes, the IRS enacts required minimum distributions (RMDs).

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Roth IRAs are not subject to rules on required minimum distributions (RMDs), and qualifying withdrawals from Roth accounts in ...

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) from pre-tax retirement accounts can have a number of unintended consequences. These ...

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If you have a tax-deferred retirement savings account such as a 401(k), taking earlier or larger withdrawals than required ...

The deadline for 2024 required minimum distributions (RMDs) has passed for most seniors. But if you turned 73 last year, you ...

The deadline for taking required minimum distributions from retirement accounts is the end of the year, and some taxpayers wait until the very last minute to make their withdrawals. Sometimes ...

Understand the potential consequences if an inherited IRA gets liquidated too quickly (taxes!), along with the fallout if it ...

Financial planner Dan Moisand tackles readers' questions about Roth conversions, from the whats to the whens and more.

Do you have retirement savings? If so, there’s a rule you absolutely need to keep in mind. It’s called Required Minimum ...

My wife and I both worked for Aetna, but have retired and have 401(k)s from work that are with Vanguard. I received her 401(k ...