It depends on what kind of IRA you’re talking about. Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs are each subject to different contribution rules. You’re allowed to contribute up to $5,500 to a traditional IRA in 2017 (unchanged from 2016), as long as you’re under age 70½ and you have earned income. In addition, if you’re age

No. Generally speaking, the IRS allows you to make your IRA contribution for a particular tax year up until April 15 of the following year. This rule applies to both traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs, giving you some flexibility in terms of the timing of your annual IRA contribution. You can contribute a total of

On November 8, 2016, Republican candidate Donald J. Trump won a closely contested election for president of the United States. Late on election night, when it became evident that Trump was likely to win despite consistently trailing in the polls, foreign markets went into a deep dive.1  Many observers expected a similar reaction when the

When you’re checking out items at the store, should you insert your card into the payment terminal?  These days, as the use of chip-­card technology grows, the answer to that question is less clear. The computer chip now embedded in debit and credit cards uses EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) technology, which is meant to