mapodile | E+ | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Millions of households have individual retirement accounts, and simple mistakes can be expensive, experts warn. One of the most common IRA errors is overlooking beneficiary designations, which dictate who receives the account after you die, according to Brandon Buckingham, vice president for the advanced planning group…
A recent decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin allowing fund companies to create ETF share classes of traditional mutual funds is expected to lead to a flood of new ETFs on the market, but State Street‘s fund management arm, State Street Investment Management, has other ideas. The ETF giant, which manages roughly…
Nearly half of Americans are not saving enough for retirement and TIAA Retirement Solutions CEO Kourney Gibson say we have no time to waste, herself included. “45% of Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement so every single day that we’re sitting there presenting on something, or sitting in a room, looking at each other without…
Juanma Hache | Moment | Getty Images While many investors welcome a windfall, the rules for inherited individual retirement accounts are complicated — and mistakes can be costly. Since 2020, certain inherited accounts are subject to the “10-year rule,” and heirs must empty the balance by the 10th year after the original account owner’s death. …
If you inherited an individual retirement account, there is a key change for 2025 that — without action on your part before year-end — could trigger an IRS penalty of up to 25%. Starting in 2025, certain non-spouse heirs, including adult children, must start taking required minimum distributions, or RMDs, while emptying their inherited IRA…
Trevor Williams | DigitalVision | Getty Images The S&P 500 index closed at a new all-time high on Wednesday amid a federal government shutdown. It rose to a new intraday high early Thursday. Prior to that, the index — which is focused on large-cap U.S. equities — had risen almost 90% since the equity bull…
Amid economic uncertainty, the best financial advisors can provide a steady hand to investors in any stage of life or with any level of wealth. Whether you’re early in your career or nearing your golden years, financial advisors can help you meet key milestones and address planning needs such as saving for retirement, investing a…
Retirement funding looks very different depending on where you live. While the United States leans heavily on voluntary 401(k)-style savings plans, other nations rely on mandatory contributions or more traditional pensions to ensure broad coverage and steady income. Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index takes these structural differences into consideration when ranking some of the…
Alvaro Gonzalez | Moment | Getty Images If you’re eyeing a Roth conversion, President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” could make the strategy more complicated, according to financial experts. Roth conversions transfer pretax or nondeductible individual retirement account funds to a Roth IRA, which starts future tax-free growth. The trade-off is paying regular income taxes on the converted…
