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One thing that makes most types of specialized retirement accounts so attractive is that investors don't have to pay taxes on the money they contribute to them until they begin making withdrawals.

A major change is the reduction of a big penalty. But it's still a big penalty.

At age 73, workers must begin taking required minimum distributions, known as RMDs, from traditional retirement accounts.

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Required minimum distributions, or RMDs, are the amounts that must be withdrawn each year from specific retirement plan accounts upon reaching the required minimum distribution age. These mandatory ...