Required Minimum Distributions
Keep up with the latest changes affecting required minimum distributions and how they affect your clients, including those tied to 401(k)s plans, IRAs and annuities, as well as the best RMD strategies.
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By Staff WriterGoTo Meeting Cost: Starting at $49 a month. Mac/PC?: Can join from Mac, but not host meetings. Hosted?Server based?: Both. Bells and Whistles: Record meetings and archive on desktop,...
February 01, 2007
Meeting the MinimumsMr. Saarf, my seventh-grade geography teacher, once pulled me into the hallway to give me what I'm sure he thought was a motivational speech. He...
January 31, 2007
A brighter future for Roth 401(k) arrangementsA qualified Roth 401(k) contribution program is an arrangement authorized by IRC Section 402A that allows a 401(k) participant to elect to have all, or a portion, of his annual elective plan deferrals treated as Roth contributions. Under the
November 01, 2006
Staying certifiedIt is said that the Certified Financial Planner designation is becoming the industry standard. More and more consumers are seeking advisors who are certified, who have been through rigorous testing, and who work and live by a code of ethics and
November 01, 2006
The PPA deliversPrior to PPA, there was no way for a person to transfer money held in an IRA to a charity without first recognizing the contribution in income. To correct this, PPA allows for qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from IRAs (excluding SEPs and
October 31, 2006
Staying certifiedIt is said that the Certified Financial Planner designation is becoming the industry standard. More and more consumers are seeking advisors who are certified, who have been through rigorous testing, and who work and live by a code of ethics and
October 31, 2006
The PPA deliversPrior to PPA, there was no way for a person to transfer money held in an IRA to a charity without first recognizing the contribution in income. To correct this, PPA allows for qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from IRAs (excluding SEPs and
September 24, 2006
The "New" Guaranteed And Return Of Premium ProductsIt seems as though every new life insurance or annuity product that comes to market has a "new" feature to guarantee minimum investment gain or ...