All this doom and gloom talk about the economy and the stock market has me thinking when should I take my RMD out of my inherited IRA?
I use the money for one good vacation every year and what's left over I save or use for a project on the house.
I know it's really market timing and no one knows what the market is going to do, but I'm thinking I should take the distribution soon. The account is way down as it is and my thinking is it's going to go lower. I was considering asking for the RMD now. I usually get it around March or April for a summer vacation.
So should sell now or wait? I figured I could put it in my ING account but I just looked at it and saw their interest rate is now 3.65%. Oh well at least I could get that instead of a losing some money.
I use the money for one good vacation every year and what's left over I save or use for a project on the house.
I know it's really market timing and no one knows what the market is going to do, but I'm thinking I should take the distribution soon. The account is way down as it is and my thinking is it's going to go lower. I was considering asking for the RMD now. I usually get it around March or April for a summer vacation.
So should sell now or wait? I figured I could put it in my ING account but I just looked at it and saw their interest rate is now 3.65%. Oh well at least I could get that instead of a losing some money.