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Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Ed Slott	Exceptional Flexibility New 72(t) rulings can help your financial advisory clients tap their retirement funds early-penalty-free.
Registered Rep. December 24, 2014 Kevin McKinley	Withdrawal Strategies For Early Retirees Early retirees have to deal with hassles, taxes and penalties if they need to withdraw money from individual retirement accounts, Roth IRAs, and the like.
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Ed Slott	Rare Victory The U.S. Tax Court ruled recently that a 72(t) payment plan was not modified when the IRA holder took an additional distribution for education. This decision may give IRA owners some much-needed flexibility if they need more funds for certain purposes.
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Ed Slott	The IRA Imbroglio Most advisers haven't kept current on rules governing retirement distributions. Here are some for-instances.
Financial Planning January 1, 2007 Ed Slott	Retirement Plan Horror Stories The laws on IRAs and retirement accounts are complex, and even the savviest clients can make costly missteps. If you educate yourself, you can save your clients time and money -- and earn their gratitude and business.
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn	Age Is Just a Number Clients must withdraw at least certain amounts from their retirement accounts when they reach the age specified under the tax code. Those trying to skip complying face a 50% penalty on any shortfall.
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Gina Bolvin	Making A Strong Connection With Telecom Employees Often, early retirees are not aware of the steps they can take to tap income from their retirement plans before they reach 59 1/2.
Entrepreneur April 2006 Jennifer Pellet	Cash Out You may be able to take money from your IRA, penalty-free.
Registered Rep. April 16, 2014 Kevin McKinley	RMDs: Take Out or Pay Up There may be several advantages for clients who wait to withdraw money from their retirement accounts -- up to a certain point.
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Ed Slott	Saving a Stretch In a recent private letter ruling, the IRS allowed an IRA beneficiary to take distributions over her lifetime, even though she neglected to take the first two years' required minimum distributions (RMDs) from the inherited IRA.
Registered Rep. May 21, 2015 Kevin McKinley	Six Questions to Ask Before Rolling Over a Retirement Account Casually and carelessly moving all of the money from a client's 401(k) or 403(b) to a self-directed IRA can mean lost opportunities, higher taxes, and unnecessary costs to the client.
Investment Advisor September 2006 Vicky Schroebel	The Tax Advisor: Extending Savings How stretch IRAs can benefit clients and their heirs.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp	Alternative Uses for IRAs They're not just for retirement anymore. In some cases, you can get your hands on your IRA money before age 59 1/2 and not pay a penalty. Pay for college... Pay for a house... etc.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Roy Lewis	What Can a Roth IRA Do for You? This tax-favored savings account offers several advantages over traditional IRAs.
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Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 Kevin McKinley	Roth To The Rescue A Roth IRA can substantially reduce a retiree's tax bill. Here are three reasons people nearing retirement should put money into their Roth IRAs right now.
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Ed Slott	Annual Physical The end of the year is a good time to check your clients' retirement accounts for mistakes that could cause headaches later on.
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Registered Rep. July 30, 2012 Kevin McKinley	Income Strategies for Early Retirees Those who stop working before reaching their "Golden Years" require a specific sort of assistance.
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Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Lynn O'Shaughnessy	Ignoring the Bear And Other Mistakes Retirees Make Advisors can greatly increase their clients' odds of success by steering them away from some of the most common -- and damaging -- retirement mistakes. Here are some of the biggies to avoid: Counting on steady returns... Forgetting about taxes... etc.
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Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kevin McKinley	Doing the Family a Favor When you suggest to your recently retired clients that they consider moving money from an IRA to a Roth IRA, you may not want to highlight the fact that this year's check to the IRS is going to be a bit bigger than expected.
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Financial Planning October 1, 2012 Warren Baker	Mitt Romney's Huge IRA Raises Questions For Advisors Mitt Romney's huge IRA gives a wake up call to advisors to ensure their clients don't venture into the muddy waters of the prohibited-transaction rules.
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