Recent Podcasts
Show Notes (00:56) I Have $1.8M and I’m 59 and a Half. Can I Afford to Retire Now? (William) (07:29) Using Roth Money to Fund Investment Real Estate and the BRRR Strategy (Marcus, Alabama) (12:50) Unique Way to Fund a Roth 401(k): Backdoor Roth (Mark,...
Show Notes (00:55) Please Explain the Pro-Rata Rule? (Chris, Austin) (08:30) How to Deal with Excess Roth IRA Contributions? Recharacterization (Richard) (16:53) Can We Convert After-Tax Contributions to Roth 401(k)? (David, NYC) (21:36) Spitballing Roth IRA Conversions and the Medicare Surcharge (Ricky, AL) (25:12) How...
Show Notes (00:49) Firefighter Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) Spitball Analysis (Todd, Williamsport, MD) (10:06) Should I Convert My Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to an Indexed Annuity? (Ben, Chula Vista, CA) (15:18) Clarification on Capital Gains vs. Ordinary Income (Dr. James, Serra Mesa, CA) (19:35)...
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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 […]
Choosing the pension lump sum or monthly payment: let it ride, roll it, or annuitize it? Plus, spitball analyses involving the 72(t) tax election, a donor-advised fund, 529 plans, and early retirement. Also, is growth on after-tax 401(k) contributions tax-free? How much of the portfolio should be in tax-free, taxable, and tax-deferred accounts? How does […]
Should you invest in a real estate investment trust (REIT)? What about a fixed indexed annuity or structured notes? What can be done about an indexed universal life insurance plan purchased by an employer to replace a defined benefit plan? Plus, understanding qualified small business stock gain exclusion. Joe and Big Al also discuss the […]
Are you eligible for a backdoor Roth IRA conversion? Is it allowed? Is it taxed? How does a Roth 401(k) differ from a Roth IRA? Can you buy Mom’s condo for below market value and rent it back to her? Can you max out Dad’s Roth for him? Can you file your 2020 taxes before […]
A retirement plan spitball analysis for an engineer wondering if he can afford to retire, required minimum distribution questions answered, and discussion on when to stop contributing to tax-deferred accounts, when to start Roth conversions, and a conversion strategy for someone with no income. Plus, “conversation” – not advice – about Joe’s possible wallet syndrome, […]
Whether you call it a SERP, an iSERP (individual supplemental executive retirement plan), a private pension, or the “Super Roth,” the strategy is overfunding life insurance, and the question is, is it a good idea for retirement planning? Also: a Social Security, pension, retirement withdrawal, and Roth conversion strategy, portfolio modeling scenarios, the earned income […]
Find out just how intertwined healthcare and retirement really are as Joe and Big Al answer your questions about Social Security and Medicare, Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Medicare, and the impact required minimum distributions from IRAs have on Medicare premiums. Plus, they also answer questions on strategies for Roth IRA conversions and Social Security, […]
This week GameStop, AMC and Blackberry stocks went wild, with hedge funds shorting the stocks, and Redditors using the Robinhood investing app to put the squeeze on them – to the tune of billions of dollars. Is the stock market rigged? How do these investing plays affect you and your portfolio? Should you get in […]
Drilling down into the specifics of retirement distribution strategies: dollar cost averaging, pro-rata withdrawals, and buckets vs. the total return approach. Plus, a retirement withdrawal strategy with a side of pension and Social Security, another mortgage payoff question, the small business solo 401(k) trap, an LLC for a kayak side-hustle, and FIPhysician.com says nice things […]
Joe and Big Al answer questions from across the personal finance spectrum: late RMDs on inherited IRAs, contributing to non-qualified deferred compensation plans, making Roth contributions for grandkids, how a Roth impacts student loans, taxation on ESPPs and RSUs (and what those are), paying off the mortgage – again – and a retirement plan spitball […]
Backdoor Roth IRA withdrawal rules and the mechanics of the mega backdoor (dump truck!) Roth. Can you still contribute to a Roth after a rollover? How do you calculate Roth conversion taxes due to the pro-rata rule? Also, how to calculate your retirement number for a long retirement or by age; a radical portfolio rebalance; […]
Welcome to 2021! In this first episode of the year, Joe and Big Al go over estate planning strategies for CFP® candidate/Redditor Nate in SC, they do a spitball analysis for John in TN who wants to retire early, a retirement withdrawal and 529 plan strategy for Ace in TX, and a breakdown of pension […]
