Summary If you are retired or nearing retirement, you’ve undoubtedly heard about required minimum distributions, which are the minimum amounts you must withdraw from your individual retirement account (IRA) and other retirement accounts, like your 401(k). It’s the government’s way of making you cash in a portion of your retirement savings each year, helping to […]
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Reduced RMDs Coming Your Way … But Not Until 2022
Here’s some good news for people nearing or already in retirement! In the future, you will be required to take less money from your retirement plans, but the new rules won’t take effect until 2022. That’s right. Required Minimum Distributions (or RMDs) will be heading downward starting in 2022, as the IRS recognizes that longer life […]
Breaking News: IRA Withdrawals Are OPTIONAL For 2020
We’re calling clients to get the word out. Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), those IRA and retirement withdrawals you’re required to take once you turn age 72 (formerly 70½), are now optional for 2020. It’s the government’s way of letting your IRA and retirement accounts recover and catch their breath from the COVID-19 crisis. We discussed […]
Need To Take RMDs This Year From Your IRA? You Can Chill. We’re On It.
What’s at the top of our to-do list this month? It’s time to take care of RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions) from your IRAs if you’re age 70½ or over, or are the beneficiary of an Inherited IRA. What’s the deal? We’ve already alerted clients who need to start their RMDs IRA next year. There’s nothing […]
What to Do When You Don’t Need Your RMD
If you’ve got an IRA, you already know the drill. Once you reach age 70 ½, you have to start withdrawing money each year. It’s called your Required Minimum Distribution or RMD. (As a service for our clients, we calculate and oversee the distribution process to ensure they never get hit with those nasty 50% penalties […]
IRA Withdrawal Symptoms: 6 Quick Things You Should Know About Required Minimum Distributions
October is the month we officially kick off the Required Minimum Distribution (or RMD) process for most our clients. First of all, what’s the RMD? The Required Minimum Distribution is the withdrawal the IRS requires you to take from your IRAs and other retirement accounts once you’ve reached 70 1/2. (As always, a few exceptions apply, so […]
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About Mari Adam, CFP®
Mari Adam, Certified Financial Planner™ and President of Adam Financial Associates Inc, has been helping individuals and families chart their financial futures for twenty five years. Mari has appeared in publications such as Business Week, CBS MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s, Newsweek, and Money Magazine.
