Aspirations Discovered and Achieved

In this course, students explore the ordering rules for the Roth IRA distributions. The topics covered in this course include Roth IRA tax planning after the SECURE act, three questions to ask in every Roth conversion evaluation, who should and who should not convert, and estate planning with Roth IRAs.

This course provides and overview of Roth 401(k) planning and includes a review of the latest tax rule changes and planning opportunities. Students gain insight on the 'mega back-door Roth' and evaluate contributions and distribution rules for a popular list of Roth company plans. In addition, this course includes charitable IRA planning strategies using qualified charitable distributions (QCDs).

This course is the first of two courses on naming trusts as IRA beneficiaries. In this course, students engage with the basic IRA trust planning concepts, including knowing how to explain options to clients to determine the necessity of an IRA trust, how to set it up, and communicate with the beneficiary after the IRA owner’s death.

This course is the second of two courses on naming trusts as IRA beneficiaries. Students differentiate conduit vs. accumulation trusts, examine how to determine RMDs when a trust is the IRA beneficiary, and how to avoid the major IRA trust mistakes that your peers constantly make. In addition, the SECURE Act effect on IRA trusts will be reinforced with practical examples.

This course provides an overview of how to advise clients on key rollover decisions. Topics covered in this course include how to use the SECURE Act to attract large IRA rollover clients, NUA rules and strategies for employer stock, five NUA mistakes you cannot afford to make, 72(t) rules for early IRA and plan distributions, and an examination of 72(t) IRA rulings and court cases.

This course provides an overview on estate and life insurance planning with IRAs. Students explore using life insurance as a planning solution to replace the stretch IRA, how to plan for estate tax uncertainty, and the application of IRA strategies to increase insurance and annuity sales.

Ed Slott and Company’s IRA Success powered by The American College of Financial Services is a 12-course program dedicated to enriching the knowledge of the financial professional. Through applied, actionable education on the latest tax rules, laws, court cases, and IRA planning strategies, students acquire the skills to successfully meet their clients’ needs. The program contains a robust, action-oriented manual for each course, resource materials, a video presentation from Ed Slott and his team of IRA experts, and access to the most frequently asked questions on course topics.

Ed Slott and Company’s IRA Success powered by The American College of Financial Services is a 12-course program dedicated to enriching the knowledge of the financial professional. Through applied, actionable education on the latest tax rules, laws, court cases, and IRA planning strategies, students acquire the skills to successfully meet their clients’ needs. The program contains a robust, action-oriented manual for each course, resource materials, a video presentation from Ed Slott and his team of IRA experts, and access to the most frequently asked questions on course topics.

This program fulfills the requirement for CFP Board approved Ethics CE. This program is designed to educate CFP® professionals on CFP Board's new Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct, which is effective October 1, 2019.