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Impulsive initiatives are putting Social Security, the stock market, and the economy itself at risk. By attacking Social Security, crashing the stock market, and imposing unconscionable tariffs that will increase both unemployment and prices, Trump has taken aim at the retirement security of millions of American families. The attack on Social Security is shameful. T…
Eliminating required minimum distributions makes Roth 401(k)s much more valuable. Something snuck by me. The SECURE 2.0 Act eliminated required minimum distributions (RMDs) for Roth 401(k)s. At first glance, that change seems relatively harmless. After all, the account holders paid taxes up front, so why force them to withdraw their money. What that rationale ignores…
