Safe Harbour Advisors
IRA BLOG
Ed Slott’s Elite IRA Advisor Group (Ed Slott Group) is a membership organization owned by Ed Slott and Company, LLC. Qualifying criteria for membership includes completing specified educational courses offered by Ed Slott Group. Ed Slott Group membership requirements include the payment of annual dues. Logos and/or trademarks are property of their respective owners and no endorsement of (Safe Harbour Advisors) or (Sherri O’Neal) is stated or implied. Ed Slott Group and Ed Slott and Company, LLC are not affiliated with Safe Harbour Advisors
For the detailed requirements of Ed Slott’s Elite IRA Advisor Group, please visit: https://www.irahelp.com/
SUCCESSOR BENEFICIARIES AND INHERITED IRA ROLLOVERS: TODAY’S SLOTT REPORT MAILBAG
By Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst Question: Under IRS rules, if I am currently receiving required minimum distributions (RMDs) and die today, my non-spouse beneficiary has 10 years to pay out my IRA. If that beneficiary dies five years later (in August 2029), does the...
New Rules: Aggregating Year-of-Death RMDs
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst In my August 19 Slott Report (“Year of Death RMD – Deadline Extended!”), I wrote about the required beginning date, who takes the year-of-death required minimum distribution (RMD), and the deadline for taking that distribution....
New IRA Aggregation Rule When Doing a Rollover in an RMD Year
Ian Berger, JD IRA Analyst If you have multiple traditional IRAs and want to do a 60-day rollover (or Roth conversion) in a year when a required minimum distribution (RMD) is due, the IRS has a surprise for you. RMDs from multiple traditional IRAs (and SEP or...
Roth IRAs and Successor Beneficiaries: Today’s Slott Report Mailbag
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst QUESTION: I have been getting emails from a few sites pitching their subscriptions. They claim that Roth IRAs will all be taxable in the future. They say there are things you can do to avoid these taxes, but to find out what...
The Roth IRA Advantage Under the Final RMD Rules
Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education In 2020, the SECURE Act completely changed the game for nonspouse IRA beneficiaries. Now, most are subject to the 10-year payout rule. Recently released final RMD rules keep the controversial proposed rule that...
Year-of-Death RMD – Deadline Extended!
By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst When a person reaches the required beginning date (RBD) – generally April 1 of the year after the year the person turns age 73 – required minimum distributions (RMDs) must officially start on traditional IRAs. But what if an IRA...
Health Insurance
Are you paying an arm and leg for health insurance or maybe don’t have any coverage at all right now? Avoid costly medical bills with an affordable health insurance alternatives.
Life Insurance
How much coverage is enough? Make sure your family is protected with enough coverage to provide for them when you are gone.
Annuities
If you’re looking for principal protection with the potential to earn an attractive rate of return that is tied to the market, without being directly invested, a fixed indexed annuity may be a fit for you.
Get in touch
Jim E. Sloan is the founder of Jim Sloan & Associates, LLC, a comprehensive wealth management firm located in The Woodlands, Texas. Jim is an Investment Adviser Representative providing investment advisory services through AE Wealth Management, LLC, an *SEC Registered Investment advisor. This relationship allows Jim Sloan & Associates, LLC to bring institutional-level experience, practices, and pricing to individual families. Jim is also a licensed insurance agent in Colorado and Texas. This is Jim’s sixth financial book and is aimed at helping investors become financially informed. Jim is a U.S. Army veteran, native Houstonian, and lives in the Woodlands, volunteers with several local charities, believes in the name of Jesus, loves to travel, and enjoys most things outdoors.