Yes , the options they opened up, amount of withdrawals per year, # of changes a person can make to the set withdrawal amounts each period, are way better than before. Also the taking of "irregular" lump sum amounts is way more liberal than it used to be. The ability to choose between taking from traditional vs Roth accounts is another new feature [ vs. old method of proportional withdrawals]
It has me thinking of taking a lump sum withdrawal upon retirement to pay off mortgage, whereas a year ago, that option seemd to carry fairly restricitve caveats tied to it - [ie: it may have allowed only a one time, non repetative, "large" withdrawal, if i understood the Old rules correctly ] .
