Who's Your Beneficiary?
You should review your beneficiary designations at least
annually and after any major life event
Your retirement account is about you and it’s for you – your
nest egg to enjoy in your retirement years. After working hard all those years
and saving diligently, your retirement account will be there to ensure that you
live comfortably in your retirement years. But unexpected things do happen. If
you aren’t around to enjoy the fruits of your labor, who will inherit the
balance of your retirement account? If you have a valid beneficiary designation
in place, then your beneficiary will inherit. If not, your account will be
distributed according to the rules of your plan. If you haven’t reviewed your
beneficiary designations in a while or if you never specified your
beneficiaries, now is a great time to do so!
Don’t Blink!
You likely designated
your beneficiaries when you first signed up for your retirement plan. That may
have been last year or a decade ago. Either way, your life may have changed
dramatically since that time. Maybe you got married or divorced? New baby?
Congratulations! Perhaps your company’s plan merged into a new plan and your
old beneficiary designations did not carry over. Given the speed of change,
it’s worth taking a look at your current beneficiaries.
It only takes a moment to make sure that your beneficiary
designations are up to date. You can do so by logging in to your account at www.myplanconnection.com and then
selecting “Personal Profile” and “Beneficiaries”.
Married? Remember, if you are married and would like to
designate someone other than your spouse as a primary beneficiary, federal law
requires that you obtain your spouse’s notarized consent to this alternate
designation. If you married after designating your current beneficiaries, be
sure to review your current beneficiary designation. If your spouse has not
consented to your designation by providing their notarized signature, then your
current beneficiary designation is no longer valid.
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