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Don’t Make the Same Mistakes These Advisors Made: This Week’s Q&A

Thursday, July 20, 2017
This week's Slott Report Mailbag looks into SEP-IRAs, 403(b)s and inherited IRAs.
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Five Things to Consider When Researching Retirement Questions on the Internet

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
The internet can be a blessing and it can be a curse. It is a fantastic place to do research on almost anything, but is the information you find current and accurate? Here are five things to consider when doing internet research into retirement questions.
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5 Strategies to Reduce RMDs

Monday, July 17, 2017
Nothing lasts forever. This includes tax deferral on your IRAs. Eventually, Uncle Sam is going to want his share and will require funds to come out of these accounts. That is when required minimum distributions (RMDs) must begin. What if you don’t need the money? What if you don’t want a tax hit? Here are five strategies to reduce your RMDs.
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Taxes Can Be Hefty If You Make These Rollover Mistakes

Thursday, July 13, 2017
This week's Slott Report Mailbag looks into taking RMDs from multiple accounts, 60-day rollovers and the once-per-year rollover rule.
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IRA Distribution Basics – Taxation of Distributions

Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Most IRA accounts hold pre-tax contributions and rollover amounts from employer plans. For purposes of this blog, I am going to assume that there are no after-tax amounts held in any IRA, including SEP and SIMPLE IRAs.
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10 Things You Must Know about HSAs

Monday, July 10, 2017
As the summer heats up, healthcare remains a hot topic. Will the ACA survive? Will Congressional Republicans succeed in repealing and replacing it? As we reach July these questions remain unanswered. One thing that is clear, however, is that Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are playing a significant role in the healthcare deliberations. Proponents advocate expanding these accounts as a way to save on health costs and get a tax break. Opponents argue that HSAs can’t help those who cannot afford to fund them.
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Questions about Your Inherited IRA? This Week’s Mailbag Q&A

Thursday, July 06, 2017
This week's Slott Report Mailbag looks into inherited IRAs, RMDs, and NUAs.
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Six Things to Know About the Year-End Account Balance Used for RMDs

Wednesday, July 05, 2017
1. General Rule As a general rule, the account balance used for calculating required minimum distributions (RMDs) is the prior year-end account balance, with no adjustments. For example, if you are calculating an RMD for 2017 you would use the 2016 year-end account balance. If you are calculating a missed RMD for 2014, you would use the 2013 year-end account balance. If you have your first RMD due for 2017 and you take that RMD in March of 2018, you still use the 2016 year-end account balance. As usual with retirement distribution rules, there are some exceptions to the general rule.
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Do You Know When the Pro-Rata Rule Applies? This Week’s Q&A Mailbag

Thursday, June 29, 2017
This week's Slott Report Mailbag looks into direct rollovers, Notice 2014-54, the pro-rata rule and NUAs.
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Once-Per-Year Rollover Rule – The Exceptions to the Rule

Wednesday, June 28, 2017
As with most IRA rules, there are exceptions to the once-per-year rollover rule. The rule applies to IRA-to-IRA and Roth IRA-to-Roth IRA 60-day rollovers. Just to be clear, an IRA rollover occurs when a check is issued by the IRA or Roth IRA custodian that is payable to the account owner. The following are the exceptions.
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