Many people use individual retirement accounts, or IRAs, to save for retirement because they're not tied to your workplace and offer unique tax benefits. CNBC Select has named the top IRAs in a ...

The Roth IRA — a popular retirement account — is similar to a traditional IRA in that you can regularly contribute to the account and watch your investments grow so you have a nest egg to tap into ...

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A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account that you fund with after-tax dollars. While you don't get a tax break now, your contributions and investment earnings grow tax-free. Many, or all, of the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

With more than 15 years of experience crafting content about all aspects of personal finance, Michael Benninger knows how to identify smart moves for your money. His work has been published by Intuit, ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

Inherited IRAs are taxed at ordinary income rates when distributions are taken. The SECURE Act mandates most non-spouse heirs withdraw all IRA funds within 10 years. Strategically timing withdrawals ...

Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and business news. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate ...

Roth IRA requires you to wait five years from the first contribution to withdraw earnings tax-free. Each Roth conversion starts a new five-year waiting period for penalty-free withdrawals. Inherited ...

The IRS unveiled contribution limit changes for popular retirement plans, including 401(k) plans and IRAs. Americans who contribute to 401(k) and 403(b) plans, as well as governmental 457 plans and ...

When his wife, Kathy, inherited a $246,000 traditional individual retirement account from her mother last year, Brian Creighton said they felt blessed and wanted to be good stewards of the money. The ...