“Should I Rollover Your 401(k) to an IRA in Retirement?”
Years ago, those retiring didn’t ask many questions – rolling over their retirement accounts was virtually an automatic decision. Not anymore.
Years ago, those retiring didn’t ask many questions – rolling over their retirement accounts was virtually an automatic decision. Not anymore.
Lucy inherited more than $2.5 million in IRA assets from her late husband, Bill. As a surviving spouse, she had several choices for handling the account.
If you’re within 5-10 years of retirement and have built a portfolio north of $1 million, congratulations—you’ve done the hard part. Now, it’s about avoiding retirement mistakes.

Believe it or not, you’ll have a number of options available to you – and it pays to do your homework before making decisions that could be irrevocable – and costly.

At retirement, some people receive a check from their employer for their 401(k) balance and write a check for deposit into their IRA before the 60-day deadline, just like they were told, to avoid any problems with the IRS. They’ve met the deadline. The money is now in their IRA. They’re clear and the rollover is complete…. or is it?

Here’s what people get wrong when making rollover decisions.
No, we’re not training your dog. But, if you’re nearing retirement, you know exactly what a rollover is – and you know it’s a big decision.

Retirement decisions can be momentous. Which year you would have remembered would depend on if you retired back then… and which year!

Good question. Whether or not you should roll-over your retirement funds to an IRA….. it depends (#1 in the consultant’s handbook of responses).