It's a question that's likely already crossed a bunch of investors' minds.

Once retirees are old enough, the IRS requires them to start making taxable withdrawals from most ordinary retirement accounts. The timing of this distribution, however, can have a lingering effect on ...

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 ...

This article discusses what your RMDs might be if you have $500,000 tucked away in your retirement accounts. I'll also ...

Are you fortunate enough to not yet need the withdrawal from your retirement account that the IRS is forcing you to take at some point during the year ahead? If so, congratulations! And don't sweat it ...

As the former head of the Pooled Plan practice at a major record keeper, I had hundreds of conversations with advisors, consultants, TPA’s, pooled plan providers, fund partners and others looking to ...

I have always said that asset accumulation is easy but the true difficulty is in asset distribution. There is no single plan that is right for everyone. Perhaps the best-known distribution plan is the ...

Individuals 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 ...