Here’s how the Roth IRA works, what it offers and how it compares to a traditional IRA. If you already know you want a Roth ...

Here’s how the Roth IRA works, what it offers and how it compares to a traditional IRA. If you already know you want a Roth IRA, it’s tremendously easy to open one and get started. Or you can ...

Learn how to decide whether to max out your 401(k) or IRA first based on your income, tax bracket, and retirement goals.

Planning for retirement can feel overwhelming. There are so many acronyms, rules and options floating around that it’s ...

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Thinking of taking a career break? Here's how to save for a "micro-retirement" using a brokerage account—without sacrificing your long-term retirement goals.

Here's a closer look at how Roth IRA distributions work. You can withdraw Roth IRA contributions tax- and penalty-free at any time because you paid taxes on these funds in the year you contributed ...

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Controversial changes at the Social Security Administration ramped up worries from Yahoo Finance readers. Here are some of ...

In March, Kentucky became the latest state to codify financial literacy as a stand-alone class needed for high-schoolers to ...

I'm a widow. My husband died suddenly in a car accident about five years ago, so we didn't have time to evaluate our wills. I'm 65. I had my children very young - my first son at 16, the second son at ...