After a certain age, holders of retirement accounts such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are required to start making mandatory withdrawals, known as Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs).

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A George Mason University finance professor gamed out three common strategies on RMDs to find the best option.

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Vanguard’s “How America Saves” report on the state of 401(k) participation is now in its 24th year, and for the moment, all ...

Which accounts are subject to RMDs? The short explanation is that retirement plans for which you received a tax break for your contributions are subject to RMD requirements.

Once you reach a certain age, you are required to start withdrawing money from certain retirement accounts. This is known as required minimum distributions, or RMDs, and is an important concept ...

Once you take your RMD out of your IRA, you can’t put it back again—the IRA designs these distributions to be taxed. Have a ...