HSA PSA, Survivor Benefits, Roth Conversions, Inherited IRAs: Q&A #2644

October 31, 2026

HSA PSA, Survivor Benefits, Roth Conversions, Inherited IRAs: Q&A #2644

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails, starting with a listener PSA on HSA contributions and Medicare Part A, then cover Social Security survivor benefits, a Roth conversion rules follow-up, and moving an estate’s IRA into Inherited IRAs.

(8:00) George shares a PSA on an often-overlooked Medicare Part A consideration for anyone still contributing to an HSA after 65.

(19:15) A listener asks if there’s any truth to an article on Social Security survivor benefits. Specifically, if someone who started their own benefits at 65 must wait until full retirement age to collect 100% of their survivor benefits, and whether claiming early will reduce them.

(28:00) The guys revisit the Roth conversion example from Q&A #2640 in response to a question on whether the extra money deposited into the Roth IRA from a brokerage account would be an excess contribution.

(36:15) Jim and Chris tackle a question about an IRA that ended up with no named beneficiaries after an advisor moved it to a new account before the owner’s death. The question is whether the private letter rulings (PLRs) cited in an article can be relied on to transfer the IRA from the estate into Inherited IRAs without a taxable event.

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