Most people dream of building a six-figure nest egg, but what happens when you've saved aggressively, invested well, and still feel like you might be doing something wrong? That was the question one 28-year-old woman brought to the Financial Planning subreddit, where commenters united to tell her exactly why so much cash in checking might be a problem. "I saw a post yesterday on Reddit that had people shocked at the idea of someone keeping $50,000+ in their checking account," she wrote. "Is this actual ...

At age 55 with $900,000 in a traditional individual retirement account (IRA), converting $100,000 per year to a Roth IRA could help reduce required minimum distributions (RMDs) and related taxes in retirement. Although Roth conversions create current tax liabilities, paying taxes now may result in more predictable and lower lifetime taxes. Taking an incremental Roth conversion approach can effectively distribute the tax impact over time and keep you in lower tax brackets depending on your total income in ...