Tag: Roth IRA
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…
Looks like fintech is working its magic. Based on an inquiry from a reporter, my colleagues JP Aubry, Yimeng Yin, and Angie Chen have been fooling around with data on holdings of Roth IRAs from the Federal Reserve’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances. Since assets in IRAs account for more than half of all assets…
