it reminds me of an old quote by machiavelli. he said, "a son can bear with composure "the death of his father, but the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair." you know what i mean. the biggest, i guess, most fatal mistake for a beneficiary is the rule that says a non-spouse beneficiary-- and that's your son, anybody but your spouse, daughter, grandchild, friend. a non-spouse beneficiary cannot do a rollover. a non-spouse beneficiary can only move inherited funds via a trustee-to-trustee transfer. so what does that mean in english? it means they have to do it just right. as soon as the money comes out, it's all taxable. a mistake can't be fixed. so they've got to do it just right. once the money's exposed, it's over. here's an analogy that might explain this better. i don't want to sound like old grandpa moses again, but back in the day, they had cameras. and in these cameras was something called film. you're looking at me, some of the young people. it was a brown tape-y substance. and you put this in the back of the