Scheduling Annual Payments to Beat The Early Withdrawal Tax
Are you retiring early? Perhaps you’ve planned to use your IRA assets as a source of income at this stage of your life – or maybe you’ve had to stop...
401(k) Distribution Options When You Change Jobs
If you’ve been lucky enough to participate in a retirement plan at work, you’re already off to a great start saving for your retirement. When you decide to change jobs,...
Beware the Early Withdrawal Tax If You’re Under 60
One of the benefits of saving in an IRA is the flexibility to take withdrawals from your account at any time. But, because IRAs were designed to help individuals save...
3 Ways to Fix an Excess Contribution
Investing in a self-directed IRA comes with some great tax benefits – and you can bet the IRS keeps a close eye on IRA transactions to ensure compliance with the...
Traditional or Roth? You Can Change Your Mind After You Make a Contribution
“A leopard can’t change its spots,” as the old saying goes, but the tax nature of an IRA contribution can be changed to give you the type of tax benefit...
Moving Assets Into a Roth IRA Through a Conversion
One way to build your self-directed Roth IRA balance quickly is to convert other IRA assets to your Roth IRA. You can move traditional IRA, SEP IRA, and SIMPLE IRA...
