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Estimate your required minimum distributions in retirement ...

Once you reach age 70½, you must consider how required minimum distributions (RMDs) fit into your retirement withdrawal strategy. That's because, upon reaching this age, the IRS requires you to withdraw at least a minimum amount each year from all your IRAs and retirement plans—except Roth IRAs—and pay ordinary income taxes on the taxable portion of your withdrawal.