Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and business news. Skylar Clarine is a fact-checker and expert in personal finance ...

Can paying attention establish a new field? Learn about Thomas Hunt Morgan, the first person to definitively link trait inheritance to a specific chromosome and his white-eyed flies. Table 1 provides ...

Home Retirement Estate Planning I’ve Inherited a Lot of Money. Now What? First, put all major decisions on hold. A financial planner can help you come up with a plan that addresses your goals, dreams ...

Inherited IRAs are taxed at ordinary income rates when distributions are taken. The SECURE Act mandates most non-spouse heirs withdraw all IRA funds within 10 years. Strategically timing withdrawals ...

Jane Meacham has 40 years' experience researching, writing, and editing financial content. She previously worked at Dow Jones & Co. in the U.S. and Asia, and is certified in Global Reporting ...

Managing your taxes can be one of the most complex aspects of estate planning and a new IRS rule change continues that trend. The rule, published at the end of March 2023, changes how the step-up in ...