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Top 10 Things You Need to Know about the New SECURE Act and Your Retirement Account

On December 20, 2019 the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was signed into law. This new law includes some big changes for your retirement account. Here are the top 10 things you need to know: No more age limits for traditional IRA contributions. Beginning in 2020, the new law eliminates the age limit for traditional IRA contributions (formerly 70 ½). Required minimum distributions (RMDs) can start a little later. The new law raises the age for beginning RMDs to 72 for all retirement accounts subject to RMDs. IRA owners age 70 ½ in 2020 catch a break and will not have to take their first RMD for 2020.
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