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.
RMDs: Everything Advisors Need to Tell Clients Now
By Melanie WaddellThe IRS explains who must take RMDs, distributions from inherited IRAs and other recent changes.
December 11, 2023
This Overlooked Secure Act Change Makes Roth 401(k)s More AttractiveThe law removed the lifetime RMD requirements from these accounts starting in 2024.
December 08, 2023
Inherited IRAs and RMDs: 8 Things for Surviving Spouses to KnowWhen a surviving spouse inherits a retirement account, they have an important choice to make.
December 07, 2023
Quiz: Do You Know the RMD Rules for 2023?The Secure acts brought big changes to retirement account distributions. Can you help clients cut through the confusion?
November 30, 2023
Don't Forget These IRA, 401(k) Planning Tasks Before Year-EndDec. 31 is the 2023 deadline for RMDs, QCDs and other retirement planning moves.
November 27, 2023
Don't Overlook Post-Retirement Roth Conversion BenefitsThe need to identify tax-savvy financial planning strategies doesn't disappear once clients stop working.
November 21, 2023
Schwab System Quirk Could Create RMD Headaches for Former TD ClientsAdvisors who recently moved to Schwab should check on their clients' monthly withdrawals, an advisor warns.
October 16, 2023
Ed Slott: RMDs Are a Nightmare This Year. Here's What Advisors Should Do."Keep this guide on your desk!" Slott urges.