Required Minimum Distribution Rules Explained

Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) rules for retirement accounts often confuse our clients. No surprise — they are surprisingly complex. In this episode, we try to explain some of the complicated rules. Pretty much everyone understands the basic rules: mandatory distributions staring at age 72, inheritors generally have ten years to empty the account they inherited, etc. But here we focus on some of the less-known and more-complicated rules.