When I heard Navy Federal Credit Union was offering a 3% 37-month CD, which was only available in an IRA or ESA (Coverdell Education Saving Account), I decided to move part of my Traditional IRA from ...
Fast and Easy Rollover From Schwab 401k to Fidelity IRA
Now that my income isn't too high that requires a backdoor Roth (having pre-tax money in a Traditional IRA interferes with it), I finally rolled over my 401k from the former employer to an IRA. The ...
2019 2020 401k 403b 457 TSP IRA FSA HSA Contribution Limits
[Updated in November 2019 after official numbers for 2020 are out.] Retirement plan contribution limits are adjusted for inflation each year. After inflation pushed up both the 401k/403b/457 ...
Fidelity Freedom Index Funds: Hidden Gems For Your IRA and 401k
[Updated in June 2019. The expense ratio on Fidelity Freedom Index Funds was lowered to 0.12%.] While automated investment management services using ETFs get the news coverage, don't overlook the ...
Best Broker For a Custodial Roth IRA For Your Kids
The age of majority is 18 in most states in the U.S. Kids under 18 are allowed to work for pay but they aren't allowed to open an account with a financial institution unless an adult over 18 is either ...
Schwab Target Index Funds: Hidden Gems For Your IRA and 401k
With the growth of indexing, Charles Schwab's response is basically "We have them too." They created some in-house index funds and ETFs. The expense ratios on those index funds and ETFs match or ...