By Elliot Raphaelson
From Tribune Content Agency
IRA expert Ed Slott (irahelp.com), in a recent article, discussed an option for required minimum distributions (RMDs) that most investors are not aware of.
When investors see the value of their equities fall, they don’t like selling shares in order to take required minimum distributions. Slott pointed out that investors who don’t wish to sell their equities can transfer the shares into a non-IRA account, which will meet the RMD requirement.
Consider the following example. Mr. Jones is required to take an RMD of $5,000 in 2022, based on his age and the value of his IRA at the end of 2021. He is considering selling shares of XYZ Co., which he purchased for $5 a share several years ago and which is now selling for $10 a share. If he sells 500 shares, this will meet his RMD requirement for 2022. However, Mr. Jones feels that, in the long-run, he would like to hold onto stock in XYZ because he feels strongly that the shares will increase in value in the future….