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Many Retirees May Still Need to Take This Year's Full 'Minimum Required Distribution' from Their IRA
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Minnesota (1:07) -- by Rob White, vice president of financial wellness and planning (Twin Cities region)
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"AFTER DECADES OF WORKING HARD TO SAVE, THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGE FOR THOSE NEAR, OR IN, RETIREMENT IS BEING AWARE OF HOW TO WITHDRAW THAT SAVINGS--SO IT WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THEIR RETIREMENT-YEARS. EACH YEAR, THE I-R-S REQUIRES PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER 70-AND-A-HALF TO TAKE WHAT'S CALLED A 'MINIMUM REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION'--OR M-R-D--FROM THEIR TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT-ACCOUNTS--SUCH AS I-R-A'S. THAT'S SO THAT THEY DON'T DEFER PAYING TAXES INDEFINITELY. NOT WITHDRAWING THIS REQUIRED AMOUNT CAN LEAD TO AN ADDITIONAL TAX-PENALTY. EVEN SO, SO FAR THIS YEAR, ROUGHLY HALF OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL HAVE YET TO TAKE THE FULL AMOUNT--AND ROUGHLY 40-PERCENT HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY DISTRIBUTION AT ALL. THIS HOLDS TRUE BOTH NATIONALLY AND HERE IN MINNESOTA. SINCE THE AMOUNT THAT ISN'T WITHDRAWN BY DECEMBER 31ST MAY BE SUBJECT TO A TAX-PENALTY OF UP TO 50-PERCENT, WE URGE CUSTOMERS TO CONSIDER ENROLLING IN AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWALS. THIS CAN BE A COMPLEX TOPIC--SO FIDELITY-CUSTOMERS CAN CALL 1-800-'FIDELITY', FOR HELP SORTING THROUGH WHAT'S REQUIRED. WE ALSO OFFER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ON '"FIDELITY"-DOT-COM', ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC--FOR CUSTOMERS AND NON-CUSTOMERS ALIKE."
Texas (1:05) -- by Scott Staples, Katy-based vice president and branch-office manager
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"AFTER DECADES OF WORKING HARD TO SAVE, THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGE FOR THOSE NEAR, OR IN, RETIREMENT IS BEING AWARE OF HOW TO WITHDRAW THAT SAVINGS--SO THAT IT WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THEIR RETIREMENT-YEARS. EACH YEAR, THE I-R-S REQUIRES PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER 70-AND-A-HALF TO TAKE WHAT'S CALLED A 'MINIMUM REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION'--OR M-R-D--FROM THEIR TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT-ACCOUNTS--SUCH AS I-R-A'S. THAT'S SO THEY DON'T DEFER PAYING TAXES INDEFINITELY. NOT WITHDRAWING THIS REQUIRED AMOUNT CAN LEAD TO AN ADDITIONAL TAX-PENALTY. EVEN SO, SO FAR THIS YEAR, ROUGHLY HALF OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL HAVE YET TO TAKE THE FULL AMOUNT--AND ROUGHLY 40-PERCENT HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY DISTRIBUTION AT ALL. THIS HOLDS TRUE BOTH NATIONALLY AND HERE IN TEXAS. SINCE THE AMOUNT THAT ISN'T WITHDRAWN BY DECEMBER 31ST MAY BE SUBJECT TO A TAX-PENALTY OF UP TO 50-PERCENT, WE URGE CUSTOMERS TO CONSIDER ENROLLING IN AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWALS. THIS CAN BE A COMPLEX TOPIC--SO FIDELITY-CUSTOMERS CAN CALL 1-800-'FIDELITY', FOR HELP IN SORTING THROUGH WHAT'S REQUIRED. WE ALSO OFFER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ON '"FIDELITY"-DOT-COM', ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC--FOR CUSTOMERS AND NON-CUSTOMERS ALIKE."
Washington state (1:11) -- by Ryan Hurst, Bellevue branch-office manager
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"AFTER DECADES OF WORKING HARD TO SAVE, THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGE FOR THOSE NEAR, OR IN, RETIREMENT IS BEING AWARE OF HOW TO WITHDRAW THAT SAVINGS--SO IT WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THEIR RETIREMENT-YEARS. EACH YEAR, THE I-R-S REQUIRES PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER 70-AND-A-HALF TO TAKE WHAT'S CALLED A 'MINIMUM REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION'--OR M-R-D--FROM THEIR TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT-ACCOUNTS--SUCH AS I-R-A'S. THAT'S SO THEY DON'T DEFER PAYING TAXES INDEFINITELY. NOT WITHDRAWING THIS REQUIRED AMOUNT CAN LEAD TO AN ADDITIONAL TAX-PENALTY. EVEN SO, SO FAR THIS YEAR, ROUGHLY HALF OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL HAVE YET TO TAKE THE FULL AMOUNT--AND ROUGHLY 40-PERCENT HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY DISTRIBUTION AT ALL. THIS HOLDS TRUE BOTH NATIONALLY AND HERE IN WASHINGTON. SINCE THE AMOUNT THAT ISN'T WITHDRAWN BY DECEMBER 31ST MAY BE SUBJECT TO A TAX-PENALTY OF UP TO 50-PERCENT, WE URGE CUSTOMERS TO CONSIDER ENROLLING IN AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWALS. THIS CAN BE A COMPLEX TOPIC--SO FIDELITY-CUSTOMERS CAN CALL 1-800-'FIDELITY', FOR HELP IN SORTING THROUGH WHAT'S REQUIRED. WE ALSO OFFER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ON '"FIDELITY"-DOT-COM', ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC--FOR CUSTOMERS AND NON-CUSTOMERS ALIKE."
