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Should a Trust be named as a beneficiary of a qualified account? Learn about Trust and more in this episode of Berry's Bites. Any account that is created in our office is going to qualify as what's called a designated beneficiary. Watch the full webinar here: Estate Attorney and Advisor Chris Berry of Castle Wealth Group answers questions on retirement and estate planning every Wednesday at 1pm to register or give our office a call at 844-885-4200. Castle Wealth Group and Christopher Berry help families with estate planning, elder law, retirement planning , and tax planning from their offices in Brighton, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Bloomfield Hills, and Novi. Castle Wealth Group helps families with their legal, financial, and tax planning for their retirement and legacy. With the use of legal structures like revocable living trusts, Castle Trusts (asset protection trusts), Chris Berry and Castle Wealth Group can help your family plan, protect, and preserve what is i...

Why Ed Slott recommends not to name the Trust as Beneficiary of a Qualified Account? In this episode of Berry's Bites, Chris Berry answers the question: Ed Slott and his team recommend not naming the trust as a beneficiary, especially after the Secure Act. Can you explain your take on it? ___________________________________________________________________________ Certified Elder Law Attorney and Certified Financial Planner Christopher Berry of Castle Wealth Group answer questions on retirement and estate planning every Wednesday at 1pm. Register here or give our office a call at 844-885-4200. Castle Wealth Group and Christopher Berry help families with estate planning, elder law, retirement planning , and tax planning from their Brighton, Ann Arbor, Livonia, Bloomfield Hills, and Novi offices. Castle Wealth Group helps families with their legal, financial, and tax planning for their retirement and legacy. With the use of legal structures like revocable living trust...

Who should you name as the beneficiaries of your pre-tax retirement accounts, and why? You are working on your estate plan, and trying to figure out who you should name as the beneficiary of your 401k account and IRAs. Simple – the kids, right? Not so fast. Who should be your 401k beneficiaries? Who should you name to inherit your IRAs? If you want to minimize taxes, who you name as your beneficiaries matters. Watch this video to understand non-spouse beneficiary distribution rules for inherited pre-tax IRAs and “regular” pre-tax 401ks. Understanding the rules from an income tax standpoint might help you decide who to name as your beneficiary. Who inherits the assets you hold in your various retirement accounts could have a big impact on the amount of money that is ultimately received by your heirs vs given to Uncle Sam. 0:00 Welcome 0:35 Why is it important for IRA beneficiaries to be tactical about taking distributions from an inherited pretax account? 0:55 Did the...

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...

Question: (Fish Sean Woo, Winter Springs, FL) Hey, Andi, Joe, and Big Al. Thanks for taking my call. This is Fish Sean Woo from Winter Springs, Florida, and I had a question about traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, and 401Ks, and why it is not a good idea to leave your trust as a beneficiary. I recently set up a trust, and before listening to you guys, I had the trust as the beneficiary. I was hoping you guys could explain why this is a bad idea. Now, for the important part, I drive a 2013 Toyota Tundra pickup truck that has never met a gas station it does not like. I don't have any four-legged friends, or three legged for that matter, but I do have 25 African cichlids in a 75-gallon fish tank. Thanks for taking my call. Great show! Listen to the full episode: Download the Estate Planning Organizer: Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to thousa...