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Review of Reviews: “Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits After the SECURE Act,” 46 ACTEC L.J. 79 (2020)Review of Reviews: “Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits After the SECURE Act,” 46 ACTEC L.J. 79 (2020)
Richard L. Kaplan, Guy Raymond Jones Chair in Law, University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill.
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In “Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits After the SECURE Act,” the author offers up a quick review of traditional retirement plans and notes that withdrawal and transfer planning will need to change with the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act.
For many years, employees enjoyed defined benefit plans in which employers made regular contributions to pension plans that offered a relatively assured cash stream or lump sum withdrawal at retirement. These plans provided stability and left little decision making to the employee. Retirees benefited from steady retirement income with little withdrawal planning on their part.
Since the late 70s, however, defined benefit pension plans have steadily been replaced by...
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