If you have an individual retirement account (IRA), you might have considered converting it into a Roth account at some point. But you might not know the best time to do a conversion, or even if doing ...

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Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth isn’t complicated once you’re clear on the taxes you’ll owe, but for anyone 60 or older, the upfront tax hit (and the bigger RMDs you’re trying to avoid) can ...

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