Explains Individual Retirement Accounts, including rollovers, contribution limits, and tax forms.

What Happens To An IRA When You Die

Your IRA passes directly to the beneficiaries you named on the account, bypassing probate. Those beneficiaries can then take distributions, but the rules and tax treatment depend entirely on their...

How To Rollover Pension To IRA

To rollover a pension to an IRA, you move your eligible retirement funds from a former employer's pension plan directly into an Individual Retirement Account, avoiding taxes and penalties while...

Where Does Form 5498 Go On A Tax Return?

Form 5498 does not go on your tax return. It is an information form that your IRA trustee or issuer sends to the IRS, and the IRS explicitly states, “Don’t...

Where To Put Money After Maxing Out 401K

After you've hit the annual limit on your 401(k), the smartest place to put money after maxing out 401k is not a single account but a specific order of tax-advantaged...

What If My Employer Doesn't Offer A 401K

When your employer does not offer a 401(k), the immediate step is to open a Traditional or Roth IRA, which serves as the primary no employer 401k alternative for most...