Convert $40,000/year to Roth IRA at 52-56; withdraw $40,000 penalty-free at 57-59.5 You can strategically access some of your funds while your remaining 401(k) assets continue to grow. If you're ...

Most high earners above the Roth IRA income limit assume the door is simply closed, yet many 401(k) plans already contain a provision that Congress wrote no income test into. See why income limits don ...

The SECURE Act of 2019 changed many of the rules regarding how a recipient of an inherited IRA is taxed, while new rules issued in 2022 tweaked these rules just a bit further. Some of them can be a ...

In the latest legal setback for LGBTQ+ Americans, the Supreme Court said Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for young people infringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor.

Let’s say a couple retires at 63 with $2 million in a traditional 401(k) and has no RMDs for a decade. Their taxable income is low, and that window is the most valuable tax-planning opportunity they ...

The Supreme Court will soon issue its ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that could overturn the bans on conversion therapy for minors currently in place in 27 states. But while some people are ...

Americans are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude to help prepare their tax returns, but experts warn the technology can deliver outdated or inaccurate ...

Anthropic announced today that its Claude Code and Claude Cowork tools are being updated to accomplish tasks using your computer. The latest update will see these AI resources become capable of ...

Sometime in the early 2010s, Jeffrey Epstein walked into Dr. Steven Kaplan’s office for a root canal. The procedure took some time and required multiple visits. The two men got to chatting. “He was ...

Audio of Ehud Barak discussing the proposal as a strategy to engineer demographic change in Israel has sparked a backlash. When newly released audio recordings revealed former Israeli Prime Minister ...

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...

Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.