When you reach retirement age, financial decisions become even more important as you are no longer generating income from ...

You can convert an IRA to a Roth no matter how old you are. But if the conversion boosts your income, it could have tax consequences.

A Roth IRA conversion is available any time you have money in a qualifying pre-tax account. People choose to make a ...

Getting the right tax advice and tips is vital in the complex tax world we live in. The Kiplinger Tax Letter helps you stay right on the money with the latest news and forecasts, with insight from our ...

Any money you move from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA is treated as ordinary income. That's why you should make these ...

In life, you often get second chances — and the same is true with investing. To illustrate: You might not have been able to contribute to a Roth IRA during your working years due to your income level, ...

You will owe taxes on your Roth IRA conversion in the year of the conversion. Your converted funds must stay in your Roth IRA for five years before you can withdraw them penalty-free. Roth savings ...

Many investors within five years or so of retirement have the bulk of their savings in traditional tax-deferred 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts, instead of the after-tax Roth versions of ...

If you have an individual retirement account (IRA), you might have considered converting it into a Roth account at some point. But you might not know the best time to do a conversion, or even if doing ...

Even if you have already chosen an account for retirement savings, that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t change your mind about it later. In fact, this is not at all uncommon — and many people see ...

A Roth IRA and traditional IRA both have the same goal: to help you save for retirement and ensure you don’t spend your golden years struggling to make ends meet. The key difference between a Roth and ...

Investing in a Roth IRA can be a smart way to save for retirement, but enjoying the tax benefits of a Roth generally takes some patience. That’s because you fund these accounts with after-tax ...