FAQ FRIDAY - September 12, 2008

Q. How do I roll over my 401k to a rollover IRA?
A. Some plan sponsors let employees direct a rollover over the telephone and some require their own paperwork. You will need to have the name of the new custodian where the money will be transferred and either an account number or social security number so the transferring and accepting custodians can identify the transfer. A trustee to trustee transfer done in this way will generate a 1099G showing the distribution of the account as non-taxable.

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