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If you’ve spent years maxing out a 401(k) or traditional IRA, most of your wealth may be sitting behind a wall you cannot touch without a penalty until age 59½. There is a strategy to work around that ...

While the traditional retirement age of 65 is a social construct born from the 1935 Social Security Act, the IRS age of 59.5 is a cold, legal reality. As such, the primary challenge facing today’s ...

Tue, March 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM UTC 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 ...

Couples retiring at 63 with traditional 401(k)s have roughly a decade before required minimum distributions begin at age 75, during which they can convert up to $129,000 annually into a Roth IRA at ...