Less Protection for Inherited IRAs
admin2016-12-14T17:06:13-08:00They are no longer exempt from creditors & bankruptcy proceedings. A SCOTUS ruling raises eyebrows. On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that assets held within inherited IRAs by non-spousal beneficiaries do not legally constitute “retirement funds.” Therefore, those assets are not protected from creditors under federal bankruptcy statutes.1,2 This opinion may have [...]