Two days of educational and empowering IRA stratedgies and sales ideas! Day One Day Two
Breakfast/Registration 8:00 am - 8:45 am
Session One 8:45 am - 10:15 am
Crush the Competition / How to Use Your IRA Expertise to Gain a Competitive Edge / IRA and Plan Distribution Rules
  • Introduction-How to Make the Most of Your Investment in This Program
  • The Perfect Storm of IRA Opportunity
  • How to Gain a Competitive Edge and Increase Your Value
  • How to Capitalize on ANY Recent Event, Tax Law Change or Trend (Good or Bad!)
  • 7 Ways to Differentiate Yourself from Everyone Else Competing for IRA Assets
  • The IRA and Plan Required Minimum Distribution Rules
Break 10:15 am - 10:45 am
Session Two 10:45 am - 12:00 noon
Stretch IRA / Beneficiary Forms / Custodial Documents / The Best IRA Resources for You
  • The Power of the Stretch IRA
  • Why Most Beneficiaries Overpay Their Taxes
  • Common Mistakes in Setting up Inherited (Stretch) IRAs
  • IRA Beneficiary Form Mistakes That Wipe Out Inheritances
  • How to Use the IRA Beneficiary Form to Build Referrals
  • IRA Beneficiary Selection
  • What to Look For in IRA Custodial Documents
  • 10-Point IRA Custodial Document Checklist and How to Use This to Make Prospects Leave Their Current Advisors and Work with You
  • How to Keep Building Your IRA Knowledge-The Best IRA Resources for You
Lunch 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Session Three 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
IRA Update / 2010 Roth Conversion Planning / 3 Roth Conversion Questions You Need to Ask / Estate Planning with Roth IRAs
  • IRA Update: 2010 Roth IRA Conversion Tax Planning
  • The 3 Questions to Ask in Every Roth Conversion Evaluation
  • Who Should and Who Should Not Convert
  • Estate Planning with Roth IRAs
  • Roth Conversion, Recharacterization and Reconversion Strategies
  • Roth Conversions from Company Plans
  • Inherited Roth IRAs
  • Roth 401(k) and Roth 403(b) Contribution and Distribution Rules
Break 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Four 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
IRA Update (Continued) - The Latest IRA Changes, Rulings and Cases / 25 IRA Distribution Rules You Must Know (Part One)
  • IRA Update: The Latest IRA Tax Law Changes, Rulings, Court Cases and Planning Opportunities
  • 25 IRA Distribution Rules You Must Know and How to Capitalize on Them (Part One)
Highlights Include:
  • When Required Distributions Must Begin
  • Year of Death Required Distributions
  • IRS Reporting Requirements
  • Eligible Rollover Distribution Mistakes
Breakfast 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session One 9:00 am - 10:15 am
25 IRA Distribution Rules You Must Know (Part Two)
  • 25 IRA Distribution Rules You Must Know and How to Capitalize on Them (Part Two)
Highlights Include:
  • Required Distributions on Inherited IRAs
  • NonSpouse Beneficiary Rules
  • The 5-Year Rule Confusion and Mistakes that Most Institutions and Advisors Make
  • Splitting IRAs in Divorce
  • Early IRA Withdrawals - Penalty Exceptions
  • 60-Day Rollover Relief
  • Creditor Protection for Plans and IRAs
  • Wills vs. Beneficiary Forms - Why This is a Big Deal
Break 10:15 am - 10:45 am
Session Two 10:45 am - 12:00 noon
The Missing Estate Plan / Life Insurance Planning With IRAs / Income in Respect of a Decedent and Other Overlooked Tax Breaks for IRA and Plan Benefi ciaries that Most CPAs Don't Know About
  • The Missing IRA Estate Plan…Means More Money for YOU
  • Use of Life Insurance to Protect IRA Values
  • IRA Strategies to Increase Your Insurance Sales
  • Coordination of Estate Planning and IRA Distribution Planning
  • The 3 Biggest Tax Breaks in the Tax Code and How to Make Sure Your Clients Get Them All - Creating the Perfect IRA Estate Plan
  • Income in Respect of a Decedent (IRD)
  • How to Calculate the IRD Deduction in 5 Easy Steps
  • Using the IRD Deduction as a Powerful Sales Tool (Your Competitors Don’t Know This)
Lunch 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Session Three 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Naming Trusts as IRA Beneficiaries…Everything You Need to Know / Latest IRA Trust Rulings and Planning Strategies
  • Separate Account Rules for Multiple IRA Beneficiaries - Splitting IRAs
  • Naming Trusts as IRA Beneficiaries - When You Should and When You Shouldn't
  • Avoid Major IRA Trust Mistakes That Most Other Advisors Make Routinely
  • Conduit Trusts vs. Accumulation Trusts
  • How to Determine RMDs When a Trust is the IRA Beneficiary
  • The Latest IRA Trust Rulings
  • 10-Point IRA Trust Checklist
Break 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Session Four 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
How to Attract Large IRA Rollover Clients / Advising Clients on Key Rollover Decisions
  • How to Attract Large IRA Rollover Clients
  • Advising Clients on Key Rollover Decisions
  • NUA (Net Unrealized Appreciation) Rules and Strategies for Employer Stock
  • 5 NUA Mistakes You Cannot Afford to Make
  • What You Need To Know About Special 10-Year Averaging
  • 72(t) Rules for Early IRA and Plan Distributions
  • How to Avoid the Most Common 72(t) Tax Traps
IMPORTANT: In order to receive CE credits, you must be present from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on both days.
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