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Question:I have a question about the Roth IRA distribution ordering rules based on a client's situation:1. The client is 45 years old.2. She has had a Roth IRA open for five plus years.
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A widow was eligible for a surviving spouse benefit from a deceased husband. The widow remarries after she turns 60...
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Hello, My client brought me one check from their 401(k) for $1.5mm made payable to their traditional IRA. This one...
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You know the game “beer pong?” Arrange 6 or 10 cups in a triangle, fill each one with a couple of ounces whatever beverage you are enjoying, and your opponent tries to toss a ping-pong ball into one of the cups. If a throw is successful, the contents of that cup are consumed, and it is removed from the table. Rinse the ball off, and it’s your turn to try and toss it into one of the other person’s cups. The first person to eliminate each of his opponent’s cups wins.
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I have onboarded a new client who is under 59 1/2 and in prior years attempted to do a back...
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Is there a good resource available to do projections on Roth conversions? I am working with a client that has...
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An IRA provider gave me the following advice on my RFT being beneficiary of my Roth. It’s a little confusing....
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Hello, If someone retires and qualifies for the rule of 55, can they roll over money from a previous employer...
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Newsletter - Emergency Access to Retirement Funds
- The Beneficiary Form Reigns Supreme — Even After 28 Years
- Tax Considerations for Savvy Beneficiary Planning by Bob Morrison
Emergency Access to Retirement Funds
- Kohl Case
- Financial Emergencies: New 10% Penalty Exception
- Hardship Withdrawals
- Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts: New 10% Penalty Exception
- There is no specific exception to the 10% penalty for hardship;
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A recent survey found that over 80% of 401(k) plans now offer employees the option of making Roth 401(k) employee contributions. More and more employees are now taking advantage of that opportunity. (In this article, I use the term “Roth 401(k) contributions” to also include Roth employees made to 403(b) and municipal 457(b) plans.)
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