An Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is one of the most powerful personal retirement tools in 2026 — offering either ...

BOSTON -- It's not enough. The average balance in an IRA would fund less than two years of retirement for the average American and represents not much more than 5 percent of the income a person needs ...

With a Roth IRA, contributions have already been taxed and are not taxed when withdrawals are made. With a traditional IRA, contributions are not taxed until you make withdrawals. Anyone can ...

While a person typically can't contribute to an IRA without earned income, there is an exception: having a spouse. If your ...

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The due date for filing 2017 tax returns is almost behind us, other than for those clients filing extensions. Now would be a good time to do a post-tax time IRA check-up and make sure that nothing ...

We are receiving more calls about inherited IRAs from advisors than ever before. The first thing we ask is: Where’s the beneficiary form? … and then uh oh ... silence! Processing Content Checking the ...

When someone passes away after age 70 1/2, the family needs to check to see if the deceased took out the required minimum distributions for the year from his IRA (individual retirement account). If ...

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Traditional and Roth IRAs are excellent savings vehicles for retirement. But when deciding on something as important as where to potentially grow your investments, it's essential to understand the ...