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IRA Rollovers and Roth Contributions: Today’s Slott Report Mailbag
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Question: Can a person do a rollover from both his traditional AND Roth IRAs in the same twelve months?...
Who Must Take a 2024 RMD?
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education The holidays are upon us. There is shopping to do, gifts to wrap, and parties to attend. Amidst the hustle...
The Still-Working Exception and Roth Conversions in an RMD Year: Today’s Slott Report Mailbag
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Question: If you continue to work past age 73, are you exempt from required minimum distributions (RMDs)? My 73 year-old wife is...
QCD Timing
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst Year after year, this topic continues to bubble up. Confusion exists over when a QCD can be done in relation to the RMD....
New 401(k) Provisions That Become Effective in 2025
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Get ready! Several new 401(k) provisions from the SECURE 2.0 Act kick in on January 1, 2025. One that we’ve already written about...
New 401(k) Provisions That Become Effective in 2025
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Get ready! Several new 401(k) provisions from the SECURE 2.0 Act kick in on January 1, 2025. One that we’ve already written about...
What We Are Thankful for at The Slott Report
Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Each year it is a Thanksgiving tradition here at the Slott Report to take a moment to give thanks for the rules that...
So Many IRA Beneficiary Variables!
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst When an IRA owner dies, what is the payout schedule for the beneficiary? The key to distinguishing the correct program...
Qualified Charitable DIstributions and Inherited IRAs: TOday’s Slott Report Mailbag
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst QUESTION: Hello Ed Slott Team, We have a client with an IRA who wants to do a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to a...
NOT RETIRING AT 65? WHEN SHOULD YOU BUY MEDICARE?
The benefits of Medicare are initially activated when you turn 65. That is when you first enroll in this federal healthcare program for seniors. But what if you are...
QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN CHOOSING MEDICARE
Whether you are already part of the nearly 60 million enrollees of the program, or are looking to join its ranks soon, we are here to help you answer the most commonly...
7 THINGS NEW ENROLLEES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEDICARE
To help bring clarity, we have compiled a "New to Medicare" checklist to help you out with all the basic Medicare information that you’ll need. Before 1965, Americans...
IMPACT OF STRESS ON SENIORS’ HEALTH
Stress is a significant contributor to declining health and wellbeing; it has even been identified as a primary cause of cardiovascular diseases, mental health...
AGING, DEMENTIA, AND ALZHEIMER’S – MEDICARE AND MEDIGAP ASSISTANCE
This article explores the scope of Medicare coverage for dementia patients. Since dementia is progressive in its different forms, it can develop over a number of years...
MEDICARE TAKES UP ARMS AGAINST MEMORY LOSS
The difficult truth about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is that currently there is no full-fledged cure available. However, with early detection and...
MEDICARE AND RISING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Are you worried about rising health care costs? There are many ways to save money, available to you. One of these is our new Price Check My Rx tool. You can also learn...