Laid off 401k question

[baroni01]

Sorry don't know much about finance.

So basically got laid couple weeks ago, the 401k provider send me checks made out to Vanguard FBO to me but the vanguard account I have is a roth. Is there anyway to convert that to my roth and are there any penalties. Or do I have to keep it in the traditional IRA?

and if so can anyone recommend any good funds too keep them in? I had all my 401k in a blackrock fund name shows as BlackRock Equity Index NL M

[TugOfPeace]

So basically got laid couple weeks ago

pics?

[baroni01]

pics?

laid off lol

[iamanalphamale]

Is the check in your name or Vangaurd's?

If your provider gave you your 401k contribution in a check with your name on it, I don't see why you couldn't put it in your own Roth or Brokerage.


Without more information, hard to tell you for sure.

[baroni01]

Is the check in your name or Vangaurd's?

If your provider gave you your 401k contribution in a check with your name on it, I don't see why you couldn't put it in your own Roth or Brokerage.


Without more information, hard to tell you for sure.

No it's made payable to Vanguard for the benefit of me (check says FBO). Was told by HR to do it that way to avoid tax.

[iamanalphamale]

Huh, well, then you'd have to maybe ask someone that deals with this sort of situations, professionally.

If the check was payable in your name, then I would think you'd be able to take that money and place it wherever you wanted to - personal Roth or Brokerage.


However, not sure how it works when the check is in Vangaurd's name.

[Cartiac]

You can deposit that check into your Vanguard Roth IRA, but if you do the amount of that check will become ordinary income this year that you will owe income tax on the full amount, assuming you have not been making post-tax 401k contributions. If you create a traditional IRA and deposit it there you will not owe any tax now. You also need to act fairly quickly because you only have 60 days to deposit that check before it becomes ordinary income by default.

[GreatReset1]

Sorry don't know much about finance.

So basically got laid couple weeks ago, the 401k provider send me checks made out to Vanguard FBO to me but the vanguard account I have is a roth. Is there anyway to convert that to my roth and are there any penalties. Or do I have to keep it in the traditional IRA?

and if so can anyone recommend any good funds too keep them in? I had all my 401k in a blackrock fund name shows as BlackRock Equity Index NL M

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