[Fredslist] Fw: Newsday request

[Fred Klein]

Another request from our friendly reporter Christina Hernandez.  Let's try
to help her.  Please read below.  Thanks.

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Fred C. Klein
Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP
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New York, NY 10022
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Hi Fred,
Hope you're staying warm in this weather. I've got an assignment for a
story that I will write mostly tomorrow (Saturday) for Sunday's paper. The
story is about how the U.S. Treasury Department won’t change rules on
mandatory withdrawals from 401(k) plans for 2008, forcing many retirees to
draw down accounts after large stock-market losses. I'm still learning
about this myself, but I believe it means that account holders over the age
of 70 and a half will still be required to take a minimum withdrawal based
on IRS tables. What we're looking for are people on Long Island that would
be affected by this. That is, people who are older than 70 and a half and
don't want to be forced to withdraw from their 401(k) in these trying
economic times. I'd interview the people over the phone and we might also
like to send a photographer to them for a photo. We're also looking for a
Long Island accountant that can explain what this means to the average
person. If you wouldn't mind sending this out to your list, I'd greatly
appreciate it. I can be reached by email and in the office. Thanks so much.
All best,


Christina Hernandez
Newsday reporter
631-843-3026 (office)
631-456-2385 (cell)
631-843-2953 (fax)
christina.hernandez at newsday.com
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