Here's a Lesser-Known Reason to Save for Retirement in a Roth IRA

There's a reason people are often willing to forgo the up-front tax break that comes with funding a traditional IRA and save for retirement in a Roth IRA instead. Roth IRAs offer the benefits of tax-free investment gains as well as tax-free withdrawals.Plus, Roth IRAs do not force savers to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) during retirement. That's huge, because it allows your money to continue growing in a tax-advantaged manner for as long as you like. It also means that if you so choose, you can more easily use your retirement account as an estate-planning tool.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool