Contributing money to a traditional or Roth IRA can help you save money for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis. Should you ...

Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) first became available to Americans in the mid-1970s and have grown in popularity since. Annually, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announces contribution ...

While a person typically can't contribute to an IRA without earned income, there is an exception: having a spouse. If your ...

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Carol explained that she had rolled a 401(k) from a former job into a traditional IRA. Later, she began contributing to that IRA with after-tax money — without realizing that, unlike a Roth IRA, she ...

IRA contribution limits are increasing by $500 for those under 50 and by $600 for those 50 and older. Schedule regular transfers from your bank account to your IRA to avoid manual contributions.