required minimum distributions (RMDs)
News, insights and expert analysis on required minimum distributions rmds from the team at Kiplinger.
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Don’t Let the 'Widow's Penalty' Blindside You: How to Prepare
If one spouse passes away, the surviving spouse could pay nearly double the amount of income taxes. Are you planning for this?
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A One-Time Financial Plan: Valuable or Dangerous?
Financial planning is not a set-it-and-forget-it exercise. While a one-time plan can help in the moment, ongoing financial planning rolls with your changes.
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How Is Your Post-Retirement Stacking Up? Three Key Questions
Financial planning doesn’t stop at retirement, so it’s important to keep track of how much income you actually need, what your income sources are and more.
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Stressing About RMDs? Two Ways to Reduce or Even Eliminate Them
If looming taxes on required minimum distributions (RMDs) are keeping you awake at night, consider transferring money to a QLAC or converting to a Roth IRA.
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Five Tax Moves Retirees Should Consider Before Dec. 31
Now is the prime time to start thinking about optimizing your Roth conversions, RMDs, capital gains, Medicare premiums and charitable giving before the end of the year.
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Deferring Taxes Until Retirement? You May Want to Rethink That
If tax rates go up in the future (such as when provisions in the TCJA sunset), that could lead to a bigger tax hit, depending on the types of accounts you have.
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Four Threats to the Distribution Phase of Retirement
Keep challenges such as inflation, market volatility and more in mind when it’s time for you to shift from saving for retirement to spending.
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Should You Roll Over Your Retirement Plan When You Retire?
Here are some pros and cons of leaving your money in the company retirement plan when you retire vs. rolling it over to an IRA.
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Will You Pay Higher Taxes in Retirement?
Your Social Security income and RMDs will most likely combine to deliver a tax torpedo, but there are ways to reduce your income in retirement to pay less tax.
