At some point, your client may want to do a Roth conversion: move some or all their money from a traditional 401(k) to a Roth 401(k) plan, or a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Roth conversions have tax ...

Sometimes, life goes one way when you planned on it to go another. In the case of retirement planning, let's say you've been saving money in a tax-deferred retirement account (like a traditional ...

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 ...

A Roth IRA conversion moves money from a pretax retirement account to a Roth IRA. The amount you convert is taxed as ordinary income. There are several situations where a Roth IRA conversion may make ...

Imagine you’re 65 with $1.2 million in an IRA and a lingering question: should you convert your account into a Roth IRA? The answer may depend on how you go about it. A Roth conversion can provide ...