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60s+

Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) Explained

What RMDs are, the age they start, how they're calculated, which accounts they apply to, and the steep penalty for missing one — in plain English, with IRS sources.

All ages

Retirement Planning for Lawyers & Attorneys

Retirement planning for lawyers: how to handle a high income, a late start with student debt, and the firm structures — associate, partner, solo — that decide which plans (401(k), cash-balance, solo 401(k)) fit.

50s

Crypto Estate Planning: Passing Bitcoin to Your Heirs

Crypto's biggest inheritance risk isn't taxes — it's lost access. This guide covers building a secure access plan, the trade-off between self-custody and custodial accounts, beneficiary designations, the step-up in basis, and how to make sure your heirs can actually recover what you leave them.

All ages

Crypto in a 401(k): Can You Hold Bitcoin at Work?

Most 401(k) plans don't offer crypto directly, but there are a few ways in — and some important warnings from regulators. This guide covers brokerage windows, direct Bitcoin options, the DOL's stance, why the employer match still comes first, and how an IRA can fill the gap.

40s

Retirement Planning in Your 40s

Your 40s are the highest-leverage decade to secure retirement: check where you stand, max the right accounts, and balance college, debt, and saving. A practical, step-by-step plan.

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How Much Crypto Should Be in Your Retirement Portfolio?

There's no official number, but a disciplined framework beats guessing. This guide covers the 'only what you can afford to lose' rule, common 1–5% guardrails, how age changes the answer, rebalancing, and dollar-cost averaging into a position without trying to time the market.

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Crypto Tax Strategies for Retirement

From the one-year holding rule to tax-loss harvesting (which crypto uniquely allows today) to donating appreciated coins and timing income in low-bracket years, these are practical, legal strategies to reduce the tax drag on crypto over a lifetime.

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How Is Cryptocurrency Taxed? A Retirement Investor's Guide

The IRS treats crypto as property, so most transactions trigger capital gains or losses. This guide breaks down taxable events, short- vs long-term rates, staking and mining income, cost-basis methods, reporting forms, and the one move that makes all of it disappear: holding crypto in a retirement account.

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Bitcoin ETFs in Your IRA or 401(k)

Spot Bitcoin ETFs let you add crypto to an IRA or 401(k) as easily as buying a stock — no wallets, no keys, no special custodian. Here's how they work, how they compare to owning coins directly, and how to buy one inside a retirement account.

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Best Roth IRA for Crypto (2026): How to Choose

Comparing the two ways to hold crypto in a Roth IRA — a low-cost spot ETF vs. a self-directed crypto IRA — plus how to pick the best account for Bitcoin and other coins.

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Can You Hold Crypto in an IRA?

You can hold Bitcoin and other crypto in an IRA, and it can be one of the most tax-efficient ways to own it. This guide covers both routes — a self-directed crypto IRA and a spot ETF in a normal IRA — plus fees, rules, and the mistakes that trigger taxes.

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How to Buy a Bitcoin ETF in a Roth IRA

A step-by-step guide to holding a spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT, FBTC, and more) inside a tax-free Roth IRA — which brokerages allow it, the contribution limits, and what to watch for.

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iTrustCapital Crypto IRA Review: Fees, Pros & Cons

iTrustCapital is a well-known crypto IRA provider, letting you hold cryptocurrency and physical gold or silver inside a tax-advantaged IRA. Its draw is a no-monthly-fee, per-trade pricing model and Roth tax-free growth. Here's an honest review — how it works, the fees, the pros and cons, and who it suits.

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Crypto IRA Rules: Eligible Coins, Contribution Limits & Taxes

Crypto IRA rules confuse people because two systems overlap: normal IRA rules and how the IRS treats crypto as property. Short version — you fund it with cash up to the regular IRA limit, the provider decides which coins are eligible, and inside a Roth the growth is tax-free. Here are the rules in plain English.

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Should You Hold Bitcoin in an IRA? Pros, Cons & How It Works

Should you hold bitcoin in an IRA? It's legal, and the tax advantages are real — a Roth crypto IRA means any bitcoin gains come out completely tax-free. But volatility, fees, and custody make it a small-slice decision, not a core holding. Here's the honest case for and against, and how to actually do it.

20s

How to Save for Retirement in Your 20s: A Simple, Powerful Plan

Saving for retirement in your 20s is the highest-return money move you'll ever make, because you have the one thing income can't buy back: time for compounding. Here's a simple plan — how much to save, why a Roth IRA fits your 20s, and the order to do it in, even on a starter salary and with student loans.

All ages

Crypto Roth IRA: How to Hold Crypto in a Roth IRA Tax-Free (2026)

Yes, you can hold crypto in a Roth IRA — through a spot Bitcoin ETF or a self-directed IRA. Here are the tax advantages, contribution limits, and how to open one.

All ages

Kraken Crypto IRA: How to Hold Crypto in a Retirement Account

A Kraken crypto IRA lets you hold Bitcoin and other crypto inside a tax-advantaged retirement account, using Kraken for trading and custody. Here's how it works, the tax advantages, the fees and risks to weigh, and the simpler spot-ETF alternative.