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Divorce is often an expensive endeavor, but sometimes there are steps you can take to minimize that pain. Take Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, for instance. This couple just hit the 10-year marriage mark, which brings these new retirement implications into play.

Elroy was a well-intentioned beneficiary who received bad advice. We detail Elroy's plight as IRA beneficiary, his loss in tax court and how you can avoid a similar fate when setting up an inherited IRA and splitting it after death.

As we all know, there are many tips and tricks to maximizing the tax code in the short-term at tax time and in long-term with your retirement account. However, when a loophole is being used by "too many" and the government is losing out on lost revenue, it has a good chance of being closed. Reporter Liz Weston spoke to Ed Slott about 3 loopholes that are in danger.

This week's Slott Report Mailbag examines Roth IRA contribution eligibility and how to avoid RMDs (required minimum distributions) by rolling a Roth employer plan to a Roth IRA.

I have a client who is age 51. Her sister, employed by US Government passed away in 2015 at age...

This is a frequently asked question, and the answer is very straightforward, but it also starts the Roth conversion conversation no matter your age. Beverly DeVeny provides more technical tidbits you should know about the process.

We get many questions from those nearing the RMD (required minimum distribution) age of 70 ½ who are still working. We put together a list of 7 frequently asked questions and our answers on this important IRA planning topic.

Still don’t know what to give the graduate in your life? If they have earned income for the year, give them a gift of a Roth IRA. Here's how to start the process.

A client recently was awarded a contract to do consulting for a federal agency so an individual 401k seemed like...

A client took a 70,000 short-term loss on futures contracts back in 2012. That year, he used the $3,000 deduction...