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Pure’s Director of Education, Kathryn Bowie, CFP®, AFC®, breaks down the essentials of IRA planning and shares strategies to help you grow and protect your retirement savings. Outline 0:00 — Introduction & Overview 0:29 — Retirement Account Basics & Contribution Limits 2:53 — The Three Tax Environments 10:23 — Traditional vs. Roth IRA Differences 17:06 — Roth Conversion Strategy 19:59 — Savings Strategies by Life Stage 33:28 — Tax Reduction Strategies & RMD Planning 37:46 — Common Mistakes & Q&A Transcription: (NOTE: Transcriptions are an approximation and may not be entirely correct) Kathryn Bowie, CFP®, AFC®: Retire Smarter: IRA Strategies to Maximize Your Savings. Welcome, […]
Making contributions to Retirement Accounts is all about saving now so you can enjoy the retirement of your dreams later on. Now there are several different types of Retirement Accounts with unique features and benefits that may be right for your personal situation. It’s important to understand how they work, so you can choose the […]
Pure’s Principal, Marc Horner, CFP®, identifies 2026 IRA changes, what they mean for you, and how to make sure you’re not leaving money on the table. Transcript Every year, the IRS tinkers with the retirement account rules. Most years it’s minor stuff — a tweak here, a threshold there. But 2026 has a few changes […]
Pure’s Senior Financial Advisor, David Cook, CFP®, AIF®, breaks down Roth and Traditional IRAs to help you navigate the nuances between these retirement accounts and identify which works best for you. Transcript If you ever tried to figure out the difference between a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA and which one you should actually […]
Pure’s Senior Financial Advisor, Sumit Mehta, CFP®, AIF®, highlights the most common IRA mistakes people make in their 50s and 60s and how to avoid making them. Transcript If retirement is on the horizon, your IRA is one of the most powerful tools you have. But even the most diligent savers can make a few […]
Updated for 2026: Making contributions to an Individual Retirement Account, otherwise known as an IRA, is all about saving now so you can enjoy the retirement of your dreams later on. One of the biggest advantages of an IRA is that your contributions (and any growth thereafter!) will grow tax-free. Now there are several different […]
