Just a quick question for the 401k experts out there...

In the past, I think you needed to have a 'qualifying event' before you could roll a 401K into an IRA (reached 59 1/2, retired, lost job, plan terminated, etc.). Is that still the case?

I have several old 401K accounts. I ended up keeping a number of them around because of some company stock held in them that I was going to have to liquidate if I rolled them over. At this point, the company stock is no longer an issue (the companies have been merged, the stock sold and reinvested) and I'd like to try to consolidate those accounts. Can I do this?

Thanks in advance.

If you are no longer with the company you can rollover at any time to your current 401K or IRA. The qualifying event has already happenned when you left your old company.

Thanks... I did find somewhere that said it had to be within the first 60 days. However, in re-reading, I think that was only if you were doing a non-direct rollover.