Financial institutions and brokerage firms occasionally recommend that client accounts be structured as joint or beneficiary-designated accounts without full consideration of the impact on the client’s estate plan....more
7/19/2021
/ Beneficiaries ,
Beneficiary Designations ,
Estate Planning ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Institutions ,
Life Insurance ,
Payable on Death Clauses ,
Personal Property ,
Retirement Plan ,
Transfer on Death Deed (TOD) ,
Wealth Management
The first important new law impacting retirement distributions in over a decade was enacted on December 20, 2019 as the SECURE Act (“Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019”). ...more
1/9/2020
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Beneficiary Designations ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Estate Planning ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
New Legislation ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
SECURE Act ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates
Who really benefits? You may be surprised!
If you participate in a 401(k) or other retirement plan, have one or more IRA accounts, or life insurance policies, you need to designate beneficiaries to receive the benefits...more