Your beneficiary designation will often control where your IRA goes once you pass away. Make sure you don't leave unintended ...

Take Becka, a hypothetical married mother of three who inherited her mom’s individual retirement account (IRA). She needs to ...

The SECURE acts introduced several major changes to RMDs over the last few years. The changes impact both retirees and those ...

Inherited retirement accounts that once felt like a windfall are now coming with a firm deadline to pull money out, and the clock is running for many heirs. The rules around required withdrawals have ...

Inherited IRAs and spousal IRAs are two different types of accounts that you can use for retirement planning. An inherited IRA is created when someone inherits that account, often from a non-spouse. A ...

Structurally speaking, an inherited IRA is the same as a regular IRA. In other words, assets in the account grow tax-deferred, and distributions are either fully taxable, in the case of inherited ...

If you've inherited an individual retirement account, you may have big plans for the balance — but costly mistakes can quickly shrink the windfall, experts say. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, ...

Inheriting an individual retirement account can be a bittersweet experience. Although it’s a loving gesture from the deceased to help fortify your retirement, the machinations of an inherited IRA tend ...

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Inheriting an individual retirement account isn’t like inheriting most other assets. With an inherited IRA, there are a lot of moving parts in terms of the type of IRA, the payout options, who the ...

If you've inherited an individual retirement account, you may have big plans for the balance — but costly mistakes can quickly shrink the windfall, experts say. The average IRA balance was $127,534 ...