Who is 'Roth' anyway? Legacy of the Roth IRA Originator

Former U.S. Sen. William Roth was a champion of Reagan-era tax cuts, known for his investigations into $640 Pentagon toilet seats and his penchant for bringing a Saint Bernard dog to public events. But today he is perhaps best known for the eponymous retirement product his legislation created: the Roth IRA. "Bill was a big-picture guy," recalls Don Kirtley, a longtime advisor to the Republican Delaware senator. "He said he wanted to create 'a culture of savings rather than spending' ... he saw t...