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You’ve been jamming money into your retirement accounts for years now. When is it okay to slow down? Joe and Big Al spitball for Ron and Veronica in Indiana. Plus, how can Scott in Illinois bridge the gap from age 55 to retirement income at...
Barney and Betty in Maryland hit the jackpot. How’s Barney’s strategy for net unrealized appreciation, retirement withdrawals, and asset location for his $5 million employee stock ownership plan? Nick in the PNW will have $8 million when he retires early at 53. Should he contribute...
YMYW listener Alan feels that there are two unspoken assumptions that many different podcasters make when it comes to claiming Social Security benefits. Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 437, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball on those assumptions, along with...
Joe and Big Al spitball five different retirement plans: Is Jaybird on track to retire with a decent nest egg? Should Ted and his wife use the retirement smile spending pattern and spend more early in retirement? Is it safe for Aaron to retire at...
Joe and Big Al attempt to clearly and succinctly explain modified adjusted income for Medicare and IRMAA, and the pro-rata and aggregation rules for Roth conversions. Will a combat zone TSP transfer be subject to those rules? Plus, joint tenants with rights of survivorship vs....
Joe and Big Al clarify once and for all those 5-year clocks for withdrawing money from your Roth accounts. How do the 5-year Roth IRA rules impact the taxation of dividend income? Do the 5-year rules impact thrift savings plan (TSP) to Roth conversions as well?...
Joe & Big Al talk strategy for converting to Roth and paying tax from the IRA when you have limited funds, eliminating required minimum distributions (RMD) on a Roth 457 and avoiding the 5-year Roth clock, and Roth TSP strategies. Plus, the fellas spitball pension...
Should a trust be the beneficiary of your retirement accounts? Are withdrawal restrictions and required minimum distributions (RMD) good reasons to transfer out of the thrift savings plan (TSP) at retirement? How do you handle the stock acquisition of a company held in your retirement...
Is there a step up in basis on, and advantage to, a joint-tenants-with-rights-of-survivorship brokerage account? Is a charitable remainder trust a good way to liquidate property, and what would be the rate of return on it over 20 years? Is there a point to Roth...
How to make the most of a retirement strategy that involves a thrift savings plan, Roth IRA conversions, and charitable giving from a donor-advised fund. (Or maybe a QCD instead.) Also, how to calculate multi-year Roth conversions, and do you lose compound interest when doing Roth conversions? Plus, Joe and Big Al’s thoughts on closed-end […]
The windfall elimination provision (WEP), government pension offset (GPO), and spousal Social Security benefits. Also, Roth IRA conversions and Medicare, Roth conversions from a thrift savings plan (TSP), and conversions to buy real estate. Plus, asset location and other tax planning strategies beyond Roth IRA conversions, like life insurance and charitable remainder trusts. Subscribe to […]
The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSAX) comes very highly recommended by JL Collins in his book, The Simple Path to Wealth. So why not put all your money into it? Plus, Joe & Big Al answer your questions on the 4% rule for retirement withdrawals, what to do before and after age 59 […]
The thrift savings plan (TSP) explained, and the rules around Roth conversions from TSPs. Plus, Joe and Big Al answer your questions about, what else, Roth conversions and Roth contributions: age limits on making conversions, backdoor Roth conversions, Roth contribution phase-outs and recharacterizations, and the pro-rata rules. Plus, Joe explains, again, his distaste for fixed […]
How much of a Roth conversion should you do and when? Does it make sense to convert to a Roth IRA all in one year, or to do it over time, based on your age? Joe and Big Al explain the reasoning behind their answer to this common retirement investing question. Plus, they answer your […]
An entire episode dedicated to money questions that run the gamut: from Roth conversions and the Mega Backdoor Roth strategy to IULs to insure future income, reverse mortgages in recession, divorce and retirement accounts, and much more. Listen to the podcast on YouTube: Subscribe to the YMYW podcast Subscribe to the YMYW podcast newsletter FOLLOW […]
