http://www.iraroth.net IRA Questions and Answers Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.iraroth.net/2010/08/can-you-cash-out-your-401k-tax-free-to-pay-medical-bills/ http://www.iraroth.net/2010/08/can-you-cash-out-your-401k-tax-free-to-pay-medical-bills/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:08:13 +0000 admin http://www.iraroth.net/2010/08/can-you-cash-out-your-401k-tax-free-to-pay-medical-bills/ I have to have a $25,000 surgery not covered by insurance. I’m thinking of cashing out my 401K and someone told me that you can do it tax free for medical bills. Is this true?
I’m only 25 so it’s not like I can’t build back up my 401K…

]]> http://www.iraroth.net/2010/08/can-you-cash-out-your-401k-tax-free-to-pay-medical-bills/feed/ 8 http://www.iraroth.net/2010/02/if-a-person-dies-and-leaves-three-iras-to-a-grantor-trust-can-the-trust-cash-one/ http://www.iraroth.net/2010/02/if-a-person-dies-and-leaves-three-iras-to-a-grantor-trust-can-the-trust-cash-one/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:28:05 +0000 admin http://www.iraroth.net/2010/02/if-a-person-dies-and-leaves-three-iras-to-a-grantor-trust-can-the-trust-cash-one/ Or can the trust combine them and either A) accept the distribution and pay the tax, or B) split them equally between 12 beneficiaries?

]]> http://www.iraroth.net/2010/02/if-a-person-dies-and-leaves-three-iras-to-a-grantor-trust-can-the-trust-cash-one/feed/ 1 http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-long-to-recieve-a-401k-cash-out-check/ http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-long-to-recieve-a-401k-cash-out-check/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:31:55 +0000 admin http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-long-to-recieve-a-401k-cash-out-check/ I recently switched companies & I am cashing out my 401k. Its done, so I don’t want to hear about it being a bad decision. I am just curoius how long to expect to wait for the check. Can it be direct depoited? Would that speed it up? Does anyone have experience with this?

]]> http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-long-to-recieve-a-401k-cash-out-check/feed/ 2 http://www.iraroth.net/2009/12/can-i-cash-out-my-traditional-ira-early-to-buy-a-house-without-a-penalty/ http://www.iraroth.net/2009/12/can-i-cash-out-my-traditional-ira-early-to-buy-a-house-without-a-penalty/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:17:39 +0000 admin http://www.iraroth.net/2009/12/can-i-cash-out-my-traditional-ira-early-to-buy-a-house-without-a-penalty/ I have $10,000 in a traditional IRA and I want to buy my first house this summer. The $10,000 would help me with pulling together enough money for a down payment. I would like to use it for this, but I don’t want to have to pay a penalty for an early withdrawal. I am 32 years old. Any advice?

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