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Did you see that debate last night? No matter what side of the aisle you happen to sit on - or even if you sit in the aisle itself - you have to admit that was a far more spirited and contentious debate than the last one. It seemed like President Obama and Governor Romney argued about everything. Not to mention there were a couple of times that I actually thought they were going to come to fisticuffs. With so much not to agree on, I began to wonder, is there anything they can agree on? So here's my take on 5 IRA items even President Obama and Governor Romney would have to agree on.This article is just a

Monday October 15, 2012 was the deadline to recharacterize an IRA contribution for 2011. Now that we are past that date, is it possible to get an extension for time to do a recharacterization? Probably not.When you recharacterize, you essentially change your IRA contribution from one type of IRA to another. In most cases, a recharacterization involves reversing a Roth IRA conversion. Some or all of the conversion can be recharacterized with its net income attributable (gains or losses). A recharacterization can be done for any reason but certain rules must be followed. For example, both

I have read thru several posts on this topic, but I am confused about something: Everything I’ve read on the...

The recent discussion of ‘Trust as a IRA Beneficiary’ prompts me to expand the discussion to Life Insurance. I was...

If someone names their Revocable Living Trust as IRA Beneficiary (not preferred, I know) and it is the standard RLT...

Hello, I realize that the law now allows for in-service distributions (in this case a rollover distribution to an IRA)...

Have client who passed away (no husband) and left all to her sister. One of the investments was an annuity....

You inherited an IRA or a Roth IRA. Since you are not age 70 ½ yet, you did not think you had to take required distributions (RMDs) or maybe your advisor told you that. WRONG!!!A non-spouse beneficiary generally must take his first required distribution in the year after the account owner's death.Here are the rules for a beneficiary that is named on the beneficiary form (or is named through the document default provisions). These rules do NOT apply to beneficiaries who inherit through an estate. They may be the same for a beneficiary who inherits through a trust, but that is a way more complicated situation and you should be working with a knowledgeable advisor to determine how RMDs to the trust will be calculated.We are going to assume that you have set up a properly titled

Can the beneficiary of a 403(b) annuity convert the plan to an Inherited Traditional IRA in the year of death...

I have new client: husband and wife both in 90’s and poor health; may pass away in 2012 or 2013....