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The Million-Dollar Mistake: Why Your IRA Beneficiary Form Overrides Your Will

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TL;DR The most devastating estate planning mistake is the conflict between your IRA beneficiary vs will. Many people assume their will controls their retirement accounts, but the beneficiary form is a legal contract that always wins. The new federal inherited IRA tax rules under the SECURE Act 10-year rule have made this error financially catastrophic. […]