heir
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You don’t get to decide after the fact that an heir will disclaim their shares so that another sibling gets the entire IRA.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Harry reportedly remains estranged from Prince William, his brother and heir to the throne, and William's wife Catherine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
His daughter Ingrid Alexandra, 22, now becomes the crown princess and heir to the Norwegian throne.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
In his will, Caesar had declared Octavius—henceforth Octavian—his adopted son and heir.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Crowds lined the parade route, waiting to catch a glimpse of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the imperial throne of Austria-Hungary, seat of the thousand-year-old Hapsburg Empire.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
When you both pass away, the trust and trustee would manage the distribution of your assets, providing an income and/or inheritance for your heirs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
To simplify inheritances, many IRA owners like to leave tax-free Roth accounts to their heirs, giving them up to 10 years to withdraw the Roth funds with no required payouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most non-spouse heirs of traditional IRAs have 10 years to withdraw the funds, and some must take annual RMDs during that period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But his plan ran up against opposition from some of the heirs as well as reservations from Delfin's board of directors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Behind her the discontented heirs grumbled: He made fools of us all.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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