What's the required minimum distribution from a $250,000 retirement account?

Required minimum distributions apply to most retirement accounts, so it's important to know the rules beforehand. Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images Most people spend decades focused on one retirement goal: saving as much as possible . But at a certain point, the federal government steps in with a different agenda — and it has nothing to do with how much you've earned during your working years or how carefully you've planned for your retirement. …