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How Can a Nonworking Spouse Qualify to Fund an IRA?

How Can a Nonworking Spouse Qualify to Fund an IRA?

How Can a Nonworking Spouse Qualify to Fund an IRA?

Learn how a non-working spouse can qualify to fund an IRA.

Mariko Hayashi-Hall

Jul 28, 20223 min read

Time is Running Out to Take Your 2021 RMD

Time is Running Out to Take Your 2021 RMD

Time is Running Out to Take Your 2021 RMD

If you have a qualified retirement plan, 401(k), or IRA, you may be required to make a RMD by the end of 2021. Don’t wait.

Mariko Hayashi-Hall

Jul 28, 20222 min read

Required Minimum Distributions Have Resumed for 2021

Required Minimum Distributions Have Resumed for 2021

Required Minimum Distributions Have Resumed for 2021

Learn about the minimum required distribution (RMD), and how it works as it relates to income tax:

Mariko Hayashi-Hall

Jul 28, 20226 min read

Complications to the IRA-to-Charity Distribution Provision

Complications to the IRA-to-Charity Distribution Provision

Complications to the IRA-to-Charity Distribution Provision

The SECURE Act made significant changes to the retirement plan provisions of the tax code, complicating IRA distributions and donations:

Mariko Hayashi-Hall

Jul 28, 20223 min read

Back-Door Roth IRAs

Back-Door Roth IRAs

Back-Door Roth IRAs

Here are several reasons retirement savers might prefer Roth IRAs over traditional IRAs:

Mariko Hayashi-Hall

Jul 28, 20222 min read

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