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Podcast: Trust the Plan Podcast with Nick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP®
Episode: EP 259: Building Your IRA Beneficiary Family Tree: What You Need to Know
Description: On this episode of the Trust the Plan Podcast, Nick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP® explore the intricacies of IRA beneficiary designations, with a special focus on the IRA Beneficiary Family Tree.
They discuss key scenarios, including how distributions work when leaving an IRA to an organization, your spouse, or your children. Nick and Jim explain the tax implications and strategic considerations for each option, such as how IRAs transfer to a surviving spouse with potential benefits, the options available to children and other heirs, and how charitable organizations are treated differently.
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