by Kenny | Jan 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst 72(t) payments have suddenly become a better deal for IRA owners and company plan participants. Also known as “substantially equal periodic payments,” 72(t) payments are advantageous because they are exempt from the 10% early distribution...
by Kenny | Jan 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Weekly Market Commentary – 1/21/2022 -Darren Leavitt, CFA It was another brutal week for investors as global markets continued to sell-off. Concerns regarding the path of global central bank policy and a lackluster start of fourth-quarter earnings weighed on...
by Kenny | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Harry N. Stout, author and podcast host at the FinancialVerse says that 2022 will be the year that consumers proactively reach out for information and advice to explore the solutions that annuity products can provide to address some of their financial challenges. Here...
by Kenny | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Question: Hello. Thanks in advance for fielding my question. My mother died in 2021 in her 90’s. She was using $100,000 of her traditional IRA RMD as a QCD. In order to fulfill her 2021 charitable...
by Kenny | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst A person is allowed only one IRA-to-IRA or Roth-IRA-to-Roth-IRA 60-day rollover per year. This 12-month period is a full 12 months – it is not a calendar year. Accordingly, we refer to this as the “once-per-year rule.” For example,...
