Asset allocation, diversification, and rebalancing do not ensure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

When we make recommendations regarding securities or investment strategies (including as to rollovers and account types) with respect to retirement assets, we are a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and/or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable.

Footnote ¹ Some rollover choices may not be available with respect to Roth employer plan assets.

Footnote ² Effective 1/1/2020, in accordance with new legislation, the required beginning date for RMDs is age 72. You may defer your first RMD until April 1st in the year after you turn age 72, but then you'd be required to take two distributions in that year. Failure to take all or part of an RMD results in a 50% additional tax applicable to the amount of the RMD not withdrawn. In addition, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, all 2020 RMDs have been waived, There are no coronavirus eligibility requirements associated with this change. 2020 distributions that would have been RMD payments prior to the law change may be restored to a plan or IRA subject to the 60-day rollover rule and the one-rollover-per-year limitation. Consult your tax advisor for more information on your personal circumstances.

Footnote ³ If any portion of your employer plan account balance is eligible to be rolled over and you do not elect to make a direct rollover (a payment of the amount of your employer plan benefit directly to an IRA), the plan is required by law to withhold 20% of the taxable amount. This amount is sent to the Internal Revenue Service as federal income tax withholding. State tax withholding and a 10% early-withdrawal additional tax also may apply. If you timely complete an indirect rollover, you can work with your tax advisor to obtain a refund from the IRS when you file your tax return for the taxable year.

Footnote ⁴ Distribution subject to immediate 20% federal tax withholding, plus applicable state tax and possibly a 10% early-withdrawal additional tax if you are under age 59½ or under age 55 and separated from service. You may owe additional taxes when you file your income tax return with the IRS.

Footnote ⁵ If eligible.

Footnote ⁶ Contingent on specific plan rules.

Footnote ⁷ Distributions from a Roth IRA are not subject to federal income tax, provided you have satisfied a five-year holding period and at least one of the following applies: (i) you are 59½ or older; (ii) you are a qualified first-time home buyer (lifetime limit of $10,000); (iii) you are disabled; or (iv) the distribution is a payment after your death to your beneficiary or estate.

Footnote ⁸ Original Roth IRA account owners are exempt from taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). Beneficiaries are required to take RMDs from inherited IRAs. A spouse beneficiary may elect to treat an inherited Roth IRA as his or her own and would not have an RMD requirement during his or her lifetime.

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