Many investors and advisers are familiar with the Roth IRA. It’s the go-to retirement account, since it allows for tax-free growth on earnings as well as tax-free withdrawals for the account owner. A ...

If you’ve spent years maxing out a 401(k) or traditional IRA, most of your wealth may be sitting behind a wall you cannot touch without a penalty until age 59½. There is a strategy to work around that ...

While the traditional retirement age of 65 is a social construct born from the 1935 Social Security Act, the IRS age of 59.5 is a cold, legal reality. As such, the primary challenge facing today’s ...

Use this strategy for tax- and penalty-free income during early retirement Want to retire early? A Roth IRA conversion ladder could help you tap your tax-sheltered retirement accounts before age ...