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.
Ed Slott: Big Moves Clients Should Not Make Before Year-End
By Melanie WaddellAmong Slott's suggestions: Stop telling clients to beef up their 401(k)s and IRAs.
November 13, 2024
No More Waivers: IRA Beneficiaries Must Take RMDs in 2025The IRS has been clear that additional taxpayer relief will not be forthcoming around these distributions.
November 06, 2024
What Clients Changing Jobs Should Know About Their 401(k)These clients have a decision to make on whether, and where, to move their retirement savings.
October 16, 2024
Tax-Smart Portfolio Moves for the End of 2024It's been an interesting year in the markets, and the activity will likely play into year-end tax planning.
August 08, 2024
IRS Clarifies RMD Options for Surviving Spouses Under Secure 2.0The agency's long-awaited RMD guidance answered some questions about new options for these beneficiaries.
July 22, 2024
Ed Slott: Final RMD Regs Create an 'Unnecessary Complication'"It's messy for beneficiaries and advisors to try and figure this out," Slott tells ThinkAdvisor.
July 19, 2024
What to Know Now About IRS' Final RMD Regs: Jeff LevineAdvisors have a lot of catching up to do in the weeks ahead, the CPA and "planning nerd" says.
July 19, 2024
New Final IRS Regs Affect Where Annuities Fit in RMDsThe regulations also affect how the Secure 2.0 income annuity provisions work.