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Old 09-02-2018 | 12:31 PM
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Andy
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Originally Posted by ThumbsUp
Thanks, that's awesome. So you're converting the 401k money to a Roth IRA? I'm only asking because I thought the Roth 401k was still subject to RMDs while the IRA is not. Awesome way to limit the RMD, though.
No, 401k > Roth 401k.
At retirement, Roth 401k > Roth IRA.

My wife and I withdrew our money from TSP when we each retired from the military. The path for that money was:
TSP > traditional IRA > Roth IRA

I have no intention of leaving my 401k as a 401k after I retire. Roth IRAs are less restrictive.

Also, you cannot place an IRA in a trust while you're alive. My conversion plan is:
At death, Roth IRA > Roth IRA in a trust

Sorry to have obfuscated the topic.


Here's an old Kiplinger article on the subject of Roth 401k/IRA: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/re...ributions.html
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