Required minimum distributions or RMDs are usually framed as a financial disaster. A ticking time bomb that should be avoided ...

Before rushing to a Roth conversion, here are several important realities federal employees should understand.

I’m 68 and recently retired and have about $1.4 million in accounts intended for retirement ($1.2 million in a Traditional IRA and $110K in a Roth). I also am receiving about $47,000 annually in ...

A new rule for the federal government’s retirement plan will allow enrolled workers and retirees to convert funds to Roth accounts.

Converting a traditional individual retirement account to a Roth IRA is a powerful way to reduce taxes in retirement. Essentially, you’re choosing to pay taxes now in exchange for tax-free withdrawals ...

Typically, the best time to do a Roth IRA conversion to avoid or minimize these effects is between the time you retire and ...

Civilian federal employees and uniformed service members will soon be able to convert their pre-tax Thrift Savings Plan ...

(CNN) — Having financial flexibility in retirement — especially in being able to maximize your spending while minimizing your taxes — is an optimal situation. And it’s one you can arrange by keeping ...

Retirees will generally have more insight into the wisdom of a Roth IRA conversion than younger workers, due to decreased uncertainty about future income paths and tax rates. Decisions about how and ...

Typically, converting IRAs to Roth IRAs is a fourth quarter conversation with clients, as by then they have a pretty good idea of what their financial year will look like as the Dec. 31 deadline nears ...