Partner Profile: Jim Harris

For Professor Emeritus and alum James R. Harris, BSArch ’63, BArch ’66, MArch ’71, giving to Washington University has been a way to pay tribute to a place he credits with changing his life, and where he has spent most of his adult years. Originally from Columbia, Missouri, Jim discovered he wanted to pursue a […]

Implications of inherited IRAs

Since the passing of the SECURE Act in 2019, lingering questions remain around its implementation. Earlier this year, the IRS proposed regulations to guide the interpretation of the SECURE Act, and when finalized, these regulations could affect the decisions you make in your retirement and estate planning, particularly regarding your individual retirement accounts (IRAs). A […]

What the Legacy IRA Act could mean for you

Congress appears ready to approve legislation that would permit distributions from an IRA to fund a charitable life income gift. The Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed the Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act, which is being called “Secure 2.0,” a nod to the Secure Act of 2019. Within the EARN Act is the Legacy IRA […]