An inherited IRA must be emptied within ten years and annual withdrawals are still required in most cases

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Beneficiary forms override your will so an outdated designation can send an IRA to an ex-spouse Beneficiary designations on retirement accounts override whatever the will says Backdoor Roth contributions are legal but the pro-rata rule taxes the conversion if you still hold a traditional IRA Required minimum distributions now begin at 73 and a Roth 401(k) no longer forces them at all Creditor protection makes a retirement account safer in bankruptcy than a brokerage account A Roth conversion is taxed at today's marginal rate in exchange for tax-free withdrawals later A charity named on an IRA escapes the income tax that children would owe on it A single lifetime annuity can replace the paycheck but locks up the money for good A hardship withdrawal still owes income tax and usually the penalty unless the reason sits on the short IRS list The five-year clock on Roth earnings runs separately from the five-year clock on conversions

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