Cost to transfer IRA
originally posted: 11/22/2006 reposted: 2/18/2011 This post has not been recently reviewed or revised by the author and may be out of date. If you notice an error or are in doubt, please send a new question by email or ask for an update. Email asktony@tonynovak.com.
Q: How much will it cost to move an inherited IRA that is invested in five diversified funds in an annuity to the same or similar five funds with a discount brokerage account? Would it be worthwhile in terms of fees saved?
A: The transfer cost is minimal; certainly less than $100 for most portfolio transfers. The main cost is a charge of $8 for each fund purchased. Assuming that you are only concerned with net long term investment returns, then you could assume a net savings of at least 1% of assets each year, so a $10,000 account would "break even" within the first year. There are other values included in an annuity that you may want to consider before cashing in. Also, you should consider that an investment of a few hours of adviser's time will likely result in lower taxes. The potential taxes at stake here are a much larger issue in this situation than the account fees or adviser fees. The lowest cost is Scottrade. The adviser form is available online at .
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