Timothy Sumer

Inheriting an IRA? Basic rules explained. Add me on Insta: michellemarki The Great Wealth Transfer means that millions of Millennials and Gen Xers could stand to inherit $30 trillion to $68 trillion from Baby Boomers in the coming decades. For fellow Millennials, this could mean that we go from collectively owning $4.5 trillion in 2018 to $20 trillion by 2030 -- or a compounded annual return rate of 13.3%. This impressive rate reflects both our own savings and investing rates, as well as what we might inherit. However, it is sad and difficult when our elders pass on. And then it's made when worse when the situation of inheriting Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) such as a Traditional IRA, 401k, or Roth IRA is confusing and complicated because of current interpretations of the rules. As of 2022, the IRS has been working on making some final interpretations of the SECURE Act of 2019 that took effect in 2020 for inherited retirement accounts. I'm sharing what I&

Sub Headline: Stretch IRAs Can Accomplish Double Duty for Your Retirement & Beneficiaries Synopsis: Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) have been around for more than 40 years through the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or ERISA. It’s a tax-deductible contribution plan that accumulates tax-deferred and is generally used for taxable retirement income. But there may be additional tax-advantaged distribution options that may benefit retirees as well as their beneficiaries. Content: IRAs accumulate tax-deferred, but not forever. Mandatory distributions come in to play at age 70½, where required minimum distributions (RMDs) or withdrawals are generated based on the Uniform Lifetime Table. Uncle Sam wants his due in taxes and RMDs are his way of extracting those taxes from your retirement plan. If distributions aren’t large enough, or if distributions are not made at all, a penalty tax of 50 percent of the amount that should have been distributed is generally asse