Inherited Roth IRAs and Successor Beneficiaries

  By Andy Ives, CFP®, AIF® IRA Analyst In our December 8, 2025 Slott Report entry (“Yes, RMDs Apply to Inherited Roth IRAs, But…”), we wrote about the application of required minimum distributions (RMDs) to inherited Roth IRAs. As expected, that article received...
Weekly Market Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary

US financial markets ended the week with mixed results as investors assessed the first week of fourth-quarter earnings.   Earnings results from the banks initially prompted selling, but this may have been due to President Trump’s call for a 10% cap on credit card...

How Your RMD Statement Can Help You

  Sarah Brenner, JD Director of Retirement Education The rules for required minimum distributions (RMDs) can be complicated and, under the law, the responsibility to get it right rests with the IRA owner. If you are required to take an RMD from your IRA for 2026,...

Weekly Market Commentary

US equity markets notched new highs in the second week of the new year, even as geopolitical tensions increased in several regions.  The new highs came on a broadening out of the rally, with cyclicals and small caps leading the way.  It was a busy week, with several...