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Ostensibly created to help people save for retirement (IRAs, 401ks), health care (HSAs, FSAs) and college (529s), most of those alphabet-soup accounts are tailor-made for tax avoidance. Roth IRAs are ...

If you have just inherited a Roth IRA from your parent, spouse, or non-spouse, here are the rules for taxes and beneficiaries you need to know.

The accounts give wealthy investors more opportunities to place alternative vehicles in a tax-advantaged retirement nest egg.

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The sooner you open a Roth IRA, the sooner you can start growing your tax-free retirement portfolio. Here are 5 easy steps to ...

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You can contribute to two retirement accounts—but know the rules Fact checked by Michael Sacchitello If you are currently working and contributing to your employer’s retirement plan, you are able to ...

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