Why Annuities Sometimes Sound Too Good to Be True | Are Your Kids Ready to Inherit Your Wealth? | Five Things to Do to Retire With Confidence

Three Key Facts to Know About Your RMDs | Are Your Kids Ready to Inherit Your Wealth? | What We Can Learn from Tony Bennett's Estate Dispute Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 7, 2024 CONNECT WITH KIPLINGER  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [Building Wealth]( [Youtube]( [Building Wealth]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Saving for Retirement [] [Three Key Facts to Know About Your RMDs]( [Three Key Facts to Know About Your RMDs]( (Getty Images) If any of your retirement savings are in a tax-deferred account, then you will face required minimum distributions (RMDs). [Not having a strategy could prove costly](, but financial professional Kevin Divecha is here to help you work on that. 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