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Being named a trustee by a friend or family member is an honor but it may be one you could do without.

They may long to give up their daily commutes and have wide-open schedules, but far too many baby boomers are largely unprepared to leave their jobs.

Being asked by friends or family to be executor of an estate is a big honor, but the warm feelings can vanish once the job starts.

Two experts offer different opinions.

What is a living trust?

Is the Roth IRA Conversion For Me?

Retirement experts say the Roth version has it all over the old-school DC plan; employees still not converting, though.

Looking for silver linings amid the market gloom? Richard Jackson, principal at advisory firm Schlindwein Associates, in Chicago, says Roth IRA conversions may be it.

Questions and answers.

Congress wouldn’t tax Roth IRAs, would it ? So are higher taxes on Roth accounts also on the way ?