Retirement benefits

The IRS introduced changes to certain contribution limits to 401(k) and retirement plans for 2025, while some limits will remain the same.

Financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients will need to make careful planning decisions about claiming Social Security benefits and starting distributions.

A complex mixture of new or expiring laws, intersecting retirement planning questions and the threat of so-called stealth taxes could add up to a highly beneficial strategy.

The adjustments reflect how inflation is slowing down and upcoming changes to the rules based on the Secure 2.0 Act and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The amount individuals can contribute to 401(k)s in 2025 has increased by $500 to $23,500, but the IRA limit remains $7,000.

The first Secure Act was a "game-changer for IRAs and Roth IRAs," according to a retirement expert. Here's the compelling case for paying taxes sooner.

New rules for IRA beneficiaries, the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and guidelines for qualified stock make these strategies especially relevant.

Your clients have worked long and hard their entire adult lives to secure a comfortable retirement, so make certain they don't make one of the most common mistakes as they contemplate their options.

Heirs and their financial advisors should start figuring out how to minimize the tax impact of the end of the so-called stretch strategy, experts said.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations Thursday to update the rules for required minimum distributions.