island. 1  a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent. 2  something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or having little or no direct communication with others.
While you can begin making qualified withdrawals from a traditional IRA at age 59Â½, you must start taking withdrawals that are known as required minimum distributions starting in the year you turn 70 Â½.
Required minimum distributions are withdrawals that the IRS forces you to make starting at age 70 1/2 if you own certain types of accounts like a traditional IRA or 401(k). Roth IRAs are not subject to RMDs, which means you are free to keep money in your Roth as long as you want.