
IRA BLOG

SPOUSAL ROLLOVERS AND THE ONCE-PER-YEAR ROLLOVER RULE: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Question: Dear Ed Slott and America’s IRA Experts, I have a rollover traditional IRA that was set up when I...
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Automatic Enrollment Requirement
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst One important provision of the 2022 SECURE 2.0 law is the requirement that most new 401(k) and 403(b) plans...
Thinking About Making an IRA Contribution? Here Are 10 Things You Need to Know
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Tax season is upon us! This is the time of year when many people consider making a...
Inherited IRAs and Roth Conversions: Today’s Slott Report Mailbag
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education Question: I just inherited an IRA from my sister. She died at age 74 and I am age 78. Am I...
99%: Good Enough for the Hall of Fame, but Not for Certain IRA Transactions
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst On January 21, Ichiro Suzuki was elected to Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers...
Do I Have to Take an RMD Before Rolling Over My 401(k) Distribution?
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Here’s one question that keeps coming up: If I retire in the year when I turn 73 (or older) and want to...
Non-Spouse Beneficiaries and Inherited IRAs: Today’s Slott Report Mailbag
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst QUESTION: Am I correct that a non-spouse Roth IRA beneficiary does NOT have a yearly required minimum...
Why You Should Take Your 2025 RMD Now
By Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education The deadline for most retirement account owners to take their 2025 required...
Inherited IRAs – Bankruptcy Protection?
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst Just over 10 years ago, in June 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously, 9-0, that inherited IRAs are...
RMDS FOR ANNUITIES AND SPOUSAL BENEFICIARY RULES: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Question: I have an IRA holding an immediate annuity as well as other IRAs. With the passage of the SECURE 2.0...