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September 9, 2017 by bob mason

Naming A Trust As IRA Beneficiary: Great Idea? Bad Idea?

Naming A Trust As IRA Beneficiary: Great Idea? Bad Idea?

This is the most advanced topic I have written for my public readers. But it can be an important topic, so hang in there. According to conventional wisdom you should always name your spouse as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Reader Favorites, Special Needs Planning, Tax Issues, Trusts generally Tagged With: estate planning, IRA, Irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, Trusts generally

August 25, 2017 by bob mason

Kill Your IRA. Get Away With Murder.

Kill Your IRA. Get Away With Murder.

For many people, this may be a great time to kill a traditional IRA. Dismantle it. Take it down. Cash it in. Or at least start that process and save thousands of tax dollars doing it. Especially as we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Reader Favorites, Tax Issues Tagged With: Individual Retirement Plan, IRA, Medicaid, nursing home, Taxes, Terminating an IRA

August 15, 2012 by bob mason 8 Comments

How Annuities Can Help With Medicaid

How Annuities Can Help With Medicaid

You now understand the basics of annuities because you read Banish Annuity Confusion in 5 Minutes (If you haven't read it and you aren't an annuity expert, you better go back and read it now). But how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Annuities, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Nursing Homes Tagged With: IRA, Medicaid, Medicaid Planning, nursing homes, retirement, transfer penalty

July 14, 2012 by bob mason 21 Comments

“But Can She REALLY Do This, Bob?”

“But Can She REALLY Do This, Bob?”

Tales From The Mason Law Horror Files . . . Once Upon A Time . . . Margaret and Jim Anderson raised their three children, Princess, Bud and Kitten in the 1950’s and 1960’s in the Greystone area … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, Mason Law Horror Stories!, Powers of Attorney, Trusts generally, Wills (or Not!) Tagged With: elder abuse, estate planning, Financial abuse, IRA, Irrevocable trusts, living trusts, powers of attorney, revocable trusts, Trusts generally, wills

May 3, 2011 by bob mason Leave a Comment

CASH-IN A BIG IRA AND PAY BIG MEDICARE PREMIUMS

CASH-IN A BIG IRA AND PAY BIG MEDICARE PREMIUMS

  What does cashing in an IRA, or perhaps converting to a Roth IRA, have to do with Medicare premiums? Maybe a lot . . . a lot of your money. Occasionally a person going into a nursing home may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, Medicare, Social Security, Tax Issues Tagged With: cashing in an IRA, IRA, Medicare, Medicare premiums

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