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Rolling an old 401(k) into an individual retirement account right after leaving your job sounds like a smart move to simplify your finances. But while some rollovers make sense, it’s important to consider all your options to avoid tax headaches, lost benefits and higher fees.
Here are three questions to ask yourself before you make the switch.

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1. What am I giving up by leaving the old 401(k)?
Keeping your money in the 401(k) account of a previous employer isn’t necessarily a bad idea. If your old plan has low fees and strong investment options, it may be beneficial to keep the account intact instead of rolling it over to an IRA or your new employer’s retirement savings account.
The age 55 rule also plays a role. It states that someone can withdraw money from a 401(k) plan penalty-free at 55 if they left their job in or after the year they turned 55. In that case, you can withdraw from a traditional 401(k) while enjoying lower tax rates if you don’t have a salary. This option is not available for IRAs, and you must wait until you turn 59 ½ to avoid penalty fees.
Make sure you understand the pros and cons before you commit to a 401(k) rollover. Just because you left your employer doesn’t mean you should rush to move funds from a 401(k) to an IRA or another account.

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2. Will I pay higher fees?
A rollover may be the easy path to simplifying your finances, but some rollovers are costly. Fees can vary, and for 401(k)s, you should consider the investment options.
A 401(k) rollover can make sense, especially if your old plan has excessive fees. In that case, you can save a lot of money with a rollover, but you must compare several IRAs before committing to the right one, or thoroughly research the pros and cons of a new employer’s 401(k) or similar plan.
3. How will this impact taxes?
You can avoid some complicated tax-related questions by doing a direct rollover. This type of rollover involves money moving directly from the 401(k) plan to your new plan.
There’s often more to consider with an indirect roll over. If the check is made payable to the worker, the IRS has a 60-day deadline for that worker to move those funds into another retirement account. If you do not make the deadline, the IRS treats the traditional 401(k) funds as ordinary income and applies a penalty fee if you are under 59 ½, unless an exception applies.
You can still end up with higher taxes if you roll over a traditional 401(k) plan to a Roth IRA. The conversion is treated as ordinary income for tax purposes, but qualified Roth IRA withdrawals can be taken tax-free.

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A familiar convenience store brand is leaving an entire market, ending a presence that had become part of many customers’ daily routines, from morning coffee runs to grabbing pizza on the way home, as it reshapes its store portfolio and focuses expansion efforts elsewhere.The decision marks a notable moment for a retailer that has long emphasized its small-town identity and mission “to make life better for communities and guests every day.”But the move also reflects a broader shift across the convenience-store industry, where operators are increasingly evaluating locations based on long-term returns, operational efficiency, and growth opportunities rather than maintaining a presence in every market.Founded in 1968 in Boone, Iowa, Casey’s has grown into one of the nation’s largest convenience retailers and the fifth-largest pizza chain in the U.S. Today, the company operates more than 2,900 stores across 19 states.Casey’s sells 10 stores and exits an entire marketCasey’s General Stores (CASY) has sold 10 convenience stores in Mississippi, marking both the company’s exit from the state and its first full withdrawal from a market after establishing operations there.The move follows a broader asset divestiture effort. Earlier this year, Casey’s sold 41 convenience stores across several states for $42 million. Those locations were acquired in late 2024 through Casey’s $1.14 billion purchase of Fikes Wholesale, the parent company of CEFCO Convenience Stores, a transaction that expanded Casey’s footprint to approximately 2,900 units, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS).During the company’s latest earnings call, Casey’s CFO Stephen Bramlage said the Mississippi stores were evaluated after the acquisition closed.”We acquired 10 or so stores as part of that total transaction in the state of Mississippi, and upon further review, decided that just wasn’t the right place for us to fly the flag at the moment, given that location and the capital returns that we expected,” said Bramlage.Bramlage added that Mississippi represented the “highest profile decision” among the 41-store divestiture.According to company leadership, the remaining 31 stores sold include a mix of former CEFCO locations and stores acquired through earlier transactions.

Casey’s sells 10 convenience stores in Mississippi.Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Why convenience stores continue expanding despite market pressureCasey’s decision comes as convenience retailers continue navigating fuel price volatility, changing consumer behavior, and rising operating costs.Industry data from Gas Station Equipment suggests that fuel sales typically generate relatively thin margins of 1% to 3% per gallon after wholesale costs, transportation, taxes, and other operating expenses are considered. That dynamic has led operators to place greater emphasis on higher-margin categories such as prepared food, coffee, beverages, and convenience purchases.Industry data also indicate that inside-store purchases account for a disproportionate share of overall profits. According to the NACS:Approximately 80% of U.S. gas stations operate a convenience store.About 44% of fuel customers enter the store during a visit.About one in three makes a purchase.In-store sales generate roughly 30% of revenue but account for about 70% of profit.The data help explain why many convenience retailers have continued investing in foodservice programs, loyalty initiatives, and acquisitions that increase operating scale and diversify revenue.Industry analysts have noted that larger networks can spread fixed operating costs across more locations while creating additional opportunities to grow higher-margin categories.”Gas stations are struggling to make a profit from selling gas alone,” said industry analysts at Hacsys. “By diversifying their revenue streams, gas stations can stay afloat and make better use of the real estate they already own.” Analysts also said that maintaining cost discipline remains important as operators expand.Casey’s reported revenue and inside sales growth in the fourth quarterDespite exiting one market, Casey’s latest results indicate continued business growth.During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026:Net revenue increased 14.5% year over year.Inside sales rose 7.4%.Inside gross profit was up 10.5%.Total fuel gallons sold climbed 3.6%, supported by store growth and same-store gains.At the same time, expansion created additional cost pressures.Total operating expenses increased 10.1% during the quarter. Casey’s said operating approximately 40 more stores than the prior year contributed about 2% of that increase. Expansion remains central to Casey’s strategyEven after the sale, Casey’s total store count increased by 20 locations between the third and fourth quarters, according to the company’s earnings report. The retailer expects to open at least 120 stores in fiscal 2027 through a combination of mergers and acquisitions and new construction, representing around 4% annual growth.Here’s some of my previous coverage on the gas station and convenience store industry:44-year-old gas station chain makes rare closure after 26 yearsIconic convenience store chain shares growth plans (here’s where)Popular convenience store chain closing locationsThat target would return Casey’s to its historical expansion pace after integration work tied to the CEFCO acquisition slowed progress in fiscal 2025.Casey’s said 50 acquired locations have already been rebranded and that the company expects to return to its more typical pace of store growth.CEO Darren Rebelez said the company’s guidance reflects a return to its traditional expansion model and long-term growth approach.What this means for Casey’sCasey’s exit from Mississippi does not necessarily signal a broader retreat.Instead, the move reflects a larger trend across the convenience-store industry in which operators are becoming more selective about capital allocation while continuing to invest in markets that align with long-term return expectations.For Casey’s, the move aligns with management’s stated focus on return expectations, operational efficiency, and continued expansion in higher-priority markets.Related: Grocery chain closes final 2 stores in key market

TheStreet aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Why we love this dealThe weather is warming up, and we’re spending more and more time outside. With that comes all types of outdoor accessories like gardening tools, lawn mowers, and more. If you’re struggling to find a place to store all of these items, an outdoor shed might be just what you need. Luckily, Walmart has one on sale right now for under $200.The Enyopro Outdoor Garbage Shed has endless possibilities and is on sale for just $133. Originally $240, this deal is hard to beat. The only catch is that there is a $70 shipping charge since it’s a large item. However, even with a grand total of $203, you’re still saving 15%.Enyopro Outdoor Garbage Shed, $133 (was $240) at Walmart

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Shop at WalmartDetails to knowThis shed offers 41 cubic feet of space and measures 55.9 inches long, 29.52 inches wide, and 43.3 inches tall. It is made of double-walled resin panels that are weather- and impact-resistant. It comes in a gray color with white accents and silver hardware. The shed opens in two ways, from the top and the front. The front doors have a latch to prevent the doors from swinging open, while its lid features a quick lock and metal gas rods that make opening and closing easier. The storage shed weighs 65 pounds, but despite its large size, reviewers say it is easy to assemble with one or two people.Related: Amazon is selling a Craftsman weedwacker for $99Why do shoppers love it?”Love this shed. Super great and easy to use and build,” one person wrote. “The instructions were very clear and easily a one to two-person job. It’s big enough to fit the lawn mower and the trimmer.” “With 41 cubic feet of storage, it provides ample room for a variety of items. The interior is spacious, allowing for organized storage of larger items, and the ventilation feature helps prevent moisture buildup,” another reviewer wrote.With a total savings of 15% after shipping, you’ll want to add the Enyopro Outdoor Garbage Shed to your cart before the Flash deal ends.

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With more than $10 trillion in assets, Vanguard dominates the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund landscape in the United States. Vanguard’s ETFs and mutual funds are go-to choices for long-term investors, for many reasons: Vanguard funds tend to be relatively inexpensive. Vanguard has built its reputation as a low-cost asset manager, and it remains one of the industry’s lower-cost providers.Vanguard funds generally pursue simple, reliable strategies. Vanguard’s brand is synonymous with index funds, which, by their very nature, are uncomplicated in their approaches and reliable in their performances.Long-term investors can easily build well-diversified portfolios composed exclusively of top-rated Vanguard ETFs or mutual funds. Vanguard covers the bases with excellent choices among the three main asset classes: US stocks, international stocks, and bonds. It also excels in more tightly defined strategies, boasting highly rated style-specific, dividend-stock, real estate, and inflation bond funds.Morningstar’s list of the best Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs for long-term investors to buy and hold for 2026 and beyond features top-rated funds that we expect to outperform their competitors over a full market cycle. Investors can confidently buy and hold these funds in a long-term portfolio.Best Vanguard Index Funds to Buy: StocksVanguard’s top stock index funds list includes a lot of variety. Some of Vanguard’s best stock index funds and ETFs invest around the globe, while others favor US stocks. Others track indexes based on market capitalization (mid- or small-cap stocks) or investment style (growth stocks or value stocks)—or both. All the building blocks are there to create a well-diversified, buy-and-hold, low-cost equity portfolio.Here are just some of the best Vanguard index ETFs investing in stocks that earn a Morningstar Medalist Rating of Gold with 100% analyst coverage as of June 10, 2026. While we’re showing the ETF share classes here, all of these index trackers have mutual fund share classes, too, for investors who prefer to invest via that vehicle.Here’s a little bit about each of these popular and top-rated Vanguard stock index funds.Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF recently made history: It crossed the trillion-dollar threshold in terms of assets, the first ETF to do so. The ETF is one share class of Vanguard 500 Index VFIAX, which launched in 1976 and is the first and oldest index fund for individual investors. The fund tracks the large-cap US stock market.Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF also tracks the large-cap US stock market, but it holds a much larger number of stocks—3,500 typically. And as a result, this portfolio’s exposure to giant-cap stocks is less than that of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.Vanguard Growth ETF VUGVanguard Growth ETF favors the growth side of the large-cap stock market. The portfolio is far more concentrated than the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF or Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, not just in terms of style but also in terms of sector (technology stocks weigh in at more than half the portfolio) and number of stocks (about 150). Vanguard Value ETF VTVVanguard Value ETF leans into the value side of the large-cap stock market. Here, too, you’ll find more concentration in terms of the number of stocks (around 300) than you’d see in a broad-based stock market index fund. With its value bent, this portfolio is far less exposed to technology stocks than the broad market and instead favors the financial-services, industrials, and healthcare sectors.Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF provides exposure to nearly 4,000 non-US stocks from developed markets across the market-cap spectrum; because it weights stocks by market cap, the resulting portfolio lands in the large-blend portion of the Morningstar Style Box.Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETF differs from Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by adding emerging-market stocks to the mix. The resulting portfolio provides exposure to nearly 9,000 stocks across the globe. But here, too, the portfolio has a decidedly large-blend flavor as its holdings are weighted by market capitalization. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF focuses on stable and profitable companies that have increased their dividend payments for a decade or longer. The resulting passive portfolio may not offer the highest dividend yield, but it provides exposure to high-quality stocks while throwing off some income. Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF VYMUnlike Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, the focus at Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is, as its name suggests, high dividend stocks; dividend growth isn’t prioritized. As a result, this portfolio skews more toward value stocks than Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF’s portfolio does—and it offers a more attractive dividend yield, too.Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VOVanguard Mid-Cap ETF provides exposure to mid-cap stocks across styles: growth, value, and core. The portfolio includes about 300 stocks. Given the makeup of the mid-cap stock universe, the portfolio is lighter on technology stocks than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF and has more exposure to the industrials and energy sectors.Vanguard Small Cap ETF VBVanguard Small Cap ETF’s portfolio sweeps in more than 1,300 smaller companies spanning the growth, value, and core styles. Given the composition of the small-cap stock market, this portfolio also holds a much lower position in technology stocks than you’ll find in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF.Best Vanguard Index Funds to Buy: BondsVanguard’s top bond index funds to buy for the long term run the gamut, with solid choices investing in bonds of varying types and maturities. Here, too, most investors will find the low-cost building blocks they need to balance an equity-heavy portfolio.Below are just some of the top Vanguard index ETFs investing in bonds that earn a Morningstar Medalist Rating of Gold with 100% analyst coverage as of June 10, 2026. While we’re showing the ETF share classes here, these index trackers have mutual fund share classes, as well.Here’s a little bit about each of these top-rated Vanguard bond index funds.Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF invests in US investment-grade, fixed-rate taxable bonds. Because the index this fund tracks tilts toward the largest issuers, this portfolio maintains an overweight position in US Treasuries relative to many other intermediate core bond funds. Vanguard Total International Bond Market ETF BNDXVanguard Total International Bond Market ETF focuses on investment-grade international bonds. The portfolio is heavy in government debt and favors developed markets; its largest country exposures are Japan, France, and Germany. It therefore has a higher credit-quality profile than other funds in its category.Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF invests in US Treasury bonds with three to 10 years remaining to maturity. Given its high-quality focus, credit risk is nonexistent—but interest rate risk is significant. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF favors investment-grade government and corporate bonds with one to five years to maturity. Given the complexion of the short-term bond market, this portfolio is heavily weighted in US Treasury bonds. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF VTIPVanguard Total Inflation-Protected Securities ETF buys Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities with less than five years until maturity. By favoring shorter-term TIPS, this portfolio is more sensitive to inflation because short-term interest rates move more in tandem with inflation than longer-term rates do. Best Vanguard Active Funds to Buy and HoldAlthough Vanguard may be best known for its comprehensive and highly rated suite of index funds, the asset manager lays claim to several excellent actively managed funds, too, across all asset classes.Some of Vanguard’s active funds to buy and hold are managed by various well-respected subadvisors, including Primecap and Wellington Management, among others. Like Vanguard’s passive funds, the highly rated members of this active fund lineup charge modest fees relative to other active funds and ETFs.Here are just some of the best Vanguard active funds investing in stocks, bonds, or some combination that earn a Morningstar Medalist Rating of Gold with 100% analyst coverage as of June 10, 2026.Here’s a little bit about each of these highly rated Vanguard active ETFs and funds.Vanguard Core Bond ETF VCRBVanguard Core Bond ETF is managed by Vanguard’s in-house fixed-income team. They blend top-down macro analysis with bottom-up credit research and invest across a broad swath of bond types, including Treasuries, securitized assets, corporate bonds, and even a bit of emerging-market debt. Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF VPLSAs its name suggests, Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF has more leeway than Vanguard Core Bond ETF, in that it can allocate up to 35% of its portfolio to below-investment-grade debt (though it hasn’t recently) and tends to own a bit more emerging-market debt, too. This portfolio is also managed by Vanguard’s in-house fixed-income team.Vanguard Wellington Fund VWELXVanguard Wellington is not managed in-house; it’s subadvised by Wellington Management. The portfolio is invested in both stocks and bonds, typically in a 65% stock/35% bond allocation. The equity sleeve favors high-quality stocks with competitive advantages; the bond portion features investment-grade bonds that can act as a ballast to equities.Vanguard Windsor Fund VWNDXVanguard Windsor is also subadvised, but by two different subadvisors who practice complementary value styles. Wellington manages 70% of the assets with an eye toward higher-quality firms that are experiencing challenges, while Pzena Investment Management invests the remaining 30% of the portfolio using a classic deep-value strategy.Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund VHCOXVanguard Capital Opportunity is subadvised by Primecap Management. The managers here focus on companies whose long-term prospects appear to be undervalued by the market; they keep turnover low. While the portfolio lands in the large-blend category, it does tilt toward growth stocks more so than some of its peers.Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund VDIGXVanguard Dividend Growth is also subadvised by Wellington Management. Management focuses on 40-50 companies that grow their dividends steadily; the portfolio thereby skews toward healthy, wide-moat firms.How to Find More Top Vanguard Funds to Buy and HoldOf course, we’re only including some of Vanguard’s top-rated funds and ETFs here. Those who’d like to consider Vanguard funds beyond those included here can:Visit Morningstar’s asset management company hub for Vanguard. Once there, review lists of Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs, and segment those lists by criteria such as active or passive, stock or bond, and more.Build your own Vanguard mutual fund and ETF screen using the Morningstar Investor Screener tool. Beneath Investment Type, choose either mutual fund or ETF; type Vanguard as the keyword. Then drill down further based on asset class, Morningstar Category, ratings, and other metrics that matter to you.

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