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Jim Lorenzen is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and An Accredited Investment Fiduciary® in his 21st year of private practice as Founding Principal of The Independent Financial Group, a fee-based registered investment advisor. He is also licensed for insurance as an independent agent under California license 0C00742. IFG helps specializes in crafting wealth design strategies around life goals by using a proven planning process coupled with a cost-conscious objective and non-conflicted risk management philosophy.
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Congratulations—you’ve built up a healthy retirement nest egg, maybe even a couple million bucks in a traditional IRA. Cue the applause! No worry about tax traps now! But as you reach retirement and start thinking about how to spend it (or pass it on), Uncle Sam is waiting with a few surprise moves that could mess with your plans. These are the tax traps.
You’ve just inherited an IRA from someone not your spouse… usually a parent. Guess what! Your rules are different.