But there's a big drawback to saving for retirement in a traditional IRA or 401 (k). These accounts force you to take ...

But keep in mind that you can't keep all that money in there forever. The IRS requires you to begin withdrawing money from ...

A substantial number of elderly, retirement-age investors are failing to take required minimum distributions, or RMDs, a new ...

Retirees face IRS penalties of up to 25% if they fail to take required minimum distributions from pretax investment accounts ...

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) on pre-tax retirement accounts start at age 73 for account holders born between 1951 ...

As many as 7% of retirees aren't taking required withdrawals from their accounts, a mistake that can be costly. Luckily, ...

The SECURE Act of 2019 and the SECURE Act 2.0 of 2022 all but fundamentally changed retirement account rules in ways that continue to catch both retirees and their beneficiaries by surprise. The ...

What is the best time of year to take required minimum distributions from a traditional IRA? A recent study has some ...

In general, anyone with a tax-deferred retirement account must take withdrawals called required minimum distributions (RMDs) beginning at age 73. RMDs are calculated by dividing the retirement account ...

Once you hit required minimum distributions age (73), how much control do you have over the timing, amount, and source of your distributions? Let’s examine each of the levers. Retirees exert some ...