beneficiary
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How to avoid it: When moving an inherited IRA as a nonspouse beneficiary, make clear to both financial institutions that you want a direct transfer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Surprises cause problems — like if the beneficiary doesn’t think their inheritance matches with the deceased’s true intention, or if they think there’s less money for their share than they think there should be.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
In this case, tax-exempt securities would be the biggest beneficiary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Massaro said Trump's stake at the course "ultimately rests in a trust in the US, and as they have averred, the president is the beneficiary".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the late 1960s nonwhite Americans clamored for access to higher education, and I became a principal beneficiary of the academy’s response, its programs of affirmative action.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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In 2019, the average amount collected from individual beneficiaries was $186 per month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nonspouse beneficiaries must move inherited IRA assets through a direct transfer to preserve their tax treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
All of these are formally associated with the federal government, but all are the beneficiaries of congressionally enacted guarantees of substantial reportorial and editorial independence.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
The most important step Rapp asks clients to take is to make sure that the trustees understand their roles and the parameters of the trust, and that the beneficiaries also know the terms.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Instead of understanding that they were the beneficiaries of history, they began to believe they were the creators of it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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