A tax break that allows seniors to tap their IRAs for charitable gifts expires at year's end. But lawmakers are introducing a proposal that would extend the provision and let people make those gifts at a younger age.

Inheriting an IRA can be a major headache. Here are 10 essential rules you need to know for inheriting an IRA.

Should you consider returning your minimum required distribution funds?

We all know we can’t time markets, but there has been a recent revival of a theory from financial experts that we are ever closer to a market crash we all should have seen coming. The Congressional Budget Office even issued a report addressing the alleged problem. According to the theory, we are just a few years away from ...

Kelly Greene answers a reader's question about retitling an IRA.

Should you try to beat the market? Historically, this has been difficult. Yet recent performance of passive investing isn't encouraging either. Deciding focuses on how much risk you are willing to take to try to get potentially higher returns.

Some retirement savers may not understand the rules of converting to a Roth IRA.

Tom Herman answers a reader's question about being able to donate money from an IRA to a charitable organization next year.

Perhaps the biggest risk you can take is just not being risky enough.

What's your best strategy for transferring money from your traditional IRA?