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Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 328 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA: Roth 401(k) contributions and "Megatron" (er, mega backdoor) Roth contributions for highly compensated employees, and the Roth conversion strategy of filling the tax bracket. Plus, moving a pension to an investment plan, owning real estate in a self-directed IRA, paying off the mortgage vs. refinancing your house, spousal vs. survivor Social Security benefits, and rolling a whole life insurance policy to a variable annuity. Access the YMYW podcast show notes and Ask Joe & Al on air: 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - We Have $6M Retirement Savings and $475K Gross Income. Should We Contribute to Roth 401(k)? (Dan, NYC) 05:52 - Highly Compensated Employee “Megatron” Roth Contributions: Do These People Have Rocks in their Heads? (Nick, OH) 16:23 - Is Filling the Tax Bracket the Best Roth Conversion Strategy? (JR, Charlotte, NC) 27:30 - Should I Move My Pension to an Investment Plan...

You've been saving money for your entire career so you can enjoy your golden years. Not sure what happens to your 401(k) when you retire? Financial expert Joe Anderson and Alan Clopine break down the options as well as the pros and cons of the various options. The duo also explains how to avoid penalties that could take a significant amount of money out of your retirement savings. They also discuss what happens to your 401(k) once you pass away and what the options are for your loved ones. Important Points: (1:00) - 401(k) Participants and Plans (3:20) - The Basics of 401(k) (4:10) - 401(k) Matches (5:46) - Roth Option (7:38) - True or False? There are penalties if I roll my 401(k) to a Roth IRA before I'm age 59 1/2. (10:45) - Countdown to Retirement (11:59) - What happens to your 401(k) upon retirement? (12:25) - Pros & Cons of Leaving your 401(k) with your Employer upon Retirement (14:00) - Pros & Cons of Rolling your 401(k) to an IRA upon Retire...

Like most everything else in 2020, taxes are a little different this year. It is essential that you understand the short-term and long-term rules and regulations that guide how much you will pay to Uncle Sam. Financial professionals Joe Anderson and Alan Clopine guide you through the ins-and-outs of the changes in the tax acts and give you the tools and strategies to help limit your tax bill. Pure Financial Advisors' Senior Financial Planner Peter Keller, CFP®, AIF® joins the duo to discuss the benefits of charitable strategies such as a donor-advised fund (DAF) and a qualified charitable distribution (QCD). Important Points: (00:45) – Taxes and Tax Planning (01:35) – Tackle Your Taxes in 2020 -What’s New? -How the Tax Bracket’s Work -Money-Saving Strategies -Last-Minute Opportunities (02:29) – The SECURE Act (03:40) – Elimination of Stretch IRA (05:40) – The CARES Act -Coronavirus Related Distribution (CRD) (09:30) – Taxable Income (11:05) – Roth IRA Conversion ...

In this short video, Joe and Al discuss five of the most common mistakes people make with their IRA (individual retirement account ) beneficiary forms. Find out why naming the trust as the beneficiary of your retirement account is not the best idea. Feel rest assured that your legacy remains intact and is handed down to the right people after you pass. Important Points: 0:04 "Some of this seems logical but we're seeing these mistakes over and over again like for example: some of you have IRAs or 401(k)s where you don't even have a beneficiary form on file" 0:26 "How about if it's an outdated form? You have your prior spouse on there...guess what? That spouse is going to receive your IRA or 401(k) unless you change the beneficiary statement" 1:36 "Here's the biggest one - naming the trust as the beneficiary. Huge, huge mistake because a trust is an entity - not a human being. It doesn't have a life expectancy" 2:11 "...

On the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast episode #211, Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA answer a phone message from Rob: "Joe was saying that the Roth is passed on to your kids tax-free. I was told by my tax accountant that no, it is not passed on to your kids tax-free, only to your spouse. See if they can clear that up for me, that’s a big question mark for me – alright, thanks. This is Rob and I live in Ohio, okay? Thanks." Read the transcript and show notes or listen to the full podcast: Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to thousands of people across the nation. Schedule a free assessment with an experienced financial professional: Office locations: Ask Joe & Big Al On Air: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Subscribe to the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast: IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Ad...

Contribute to Non-Deductible IRA or Post-Tax Brokerage? (Allen) In the past, while working, I typically made too much salary to contribute to a Roth IRA, or get a deduction for a regular IRA contribution. Therefore, I made annual contributions to a non-deductible IRA, and I have been keeping track of the basis, so that I don't pay taxes on the non-deductible contributions, when I decide to start taking withdrawals. MY QUESTION - In general, does contributing to a non-deductible IRA make sense vs. post tax contribution to a brokerage account, given that the non-basis portion of the IRA will be taxed as income, when I take a distribution, vs. only paying long term capital gains on any money invested in a brokerage account? Seems like my income tax rate will be lower than capital gains rate, when I start withdrawing money from the IRA, but who knows where tax rates will be, in 15 years!!!!! I understand that our friends in DC are looking to increase capital gains rates to eq...

"Hi Joe, Al and the Great and Powerful Andi! Regarding Podcast 391 at 23:54, 32-year-old Mike said he made his Roth $6000 "contribution" through a back door "conversion". Maybe I am off-base here, but I wonder if there is some confusion related to the conversion and contribution terms. His income for a "contribution" was too high for a direct Roth contribution. However; if he is converting to a ROTH IRA, that's a different story and he should NOT mark it on his taxes as a "contribution" because it is a conversion. The $6000 limit is also for a contribution but not a conversion. For Mike's sake, in case there is confusion on the terminology, can you explain the differences between ROTH contributions and their limits (income/contribution) compared to a ROTH conversion with limits (income/conversion NOT "contribution")? Thanks, Nancy" Listen to the entire Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast: Download the Comple...

"Hello, love the show! My wife and I are 41, have 4 kids, I drive a 2020 Nissan Altima and we have a cat. I have a rollover IRA worth about $315k, Roth IRA of about $100k and a 401k at work of about $125k. My wife has a $18k Rollover IRA and a $75k Roth IRA. We also have a taxable brokerage account worth $125k. We make too much to do a Roth contribution. We plan to convert her rollover IRA to her Roth and pay the taxes from our brokerage account. My question is, can we convert my wife's rollover IRA to her Roth IRA and also contribute to a non-deductible IRA and convert that to a Roth (backdoor style) in the same year or do we have to wait until next year to do the backdoor? Thanks again Ben, Fargo ND" Listen to the entire Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast: Download the Complete Roth Papers Package, including the Ultimate Guide to Roth IRAs, the 5 Year Rules for Roth IRA Withdrawals, and the Roth IRA Basics Guide: Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only...

Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 321 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA: is selling rental property to buy a variable annuity a good risk management strategy against sequence of return and interest rate risks? Small-cap vs. emerging markets: which has better risk-adjusted returns for market volatility? Are eREITs (non-traded real estate investment trusts) a good retirement investment? Is RPAR Risk Parity ETF a good inflation hedge? Should you do tax gain harvesting in declining financial markets? Access the transcript and resources, ask money questions: 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Should I Sell Rental Property and Buy a Variable Annuity, Since Bonds Will Lose Value as Interest Rates Increase? (Tom, Lynwood, WA) 15:10 - What Do You Think of eREITs? (Jim, Santa Cruz, CA) 18:00 - Inflation: Should I Invest in RPAR Risk Parity ETF? (Mo, Orange County) 24:39 - Emerging Markets vs Small-Cap: Which Has Better Risk-Adjusted Return? Should I Get Rid of My Variable An...

Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA share the biggest misconception about inherited IRAs that's costing families thousands of dollars. If you live in southern California and would like to schedule a free assessment with one of our CFP® professionals, click here: Make sure to subscribe to our channel for more helpful tips and stay tuned for the next episode of “Your Money, Your Wealth.” Channels & show times: IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Advisory and Financial Planning Services are offered through Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. A Registered Investment Advisor. • Pure Financial Advisors Inc. does not offer tax or legal advice. Consult with a tax advisor or attorney regarding specific situations. • Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice and are not intended as investment advice or to predict future performance. • Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a pr...

Grant Sabatier (author, Financial Freedom) share some of the steps that led him from $2.26 in the bank to over a million bucks in just 5 years, and the myth that he believes is the #1 barrier keeping the rest of us from achieving the same thing. Plus, a conversation about Senator Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax proposal, Joe and Big Al answer a question about keeping taxes in mind as part of an investing strategy, and a look at the complete disaster that was the Fyre Festival. :48 - How Grant Sabatier Became a Millennial Millionaire 14:45 - Grant Sabatier on How You Can Become a Millionaire, Too 29:42 - I Make Too Much to Deduct Traditional IRA Contributions. Why Not Just Go After-Tax? 35:44 - Joe and Big Al's Take on "The Wealth Tax" 42:53 - The Disastrous Fyre Festival Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to thousands of people...

"Hey, Joe and Big Al this is Kyle from Georgia. My question is regarding some money that I have from an old employer 401k. So it's about $200,000 and it's all pre-tax. And when I left that employer, I moved it to my personal IRA. So my question is twofold. One, I can do Roth conversions on that money? We did it for the first time this year, and we were able to withstand the tax burden and we're in a high tax bracket and above the income limit to do regular Roth contributions. My other option is to take all that $200,000 and now I have access to my new employers 401k. If I should roll it there? And the reason being is I guess that the 200,000 is now sitting in a pre-tax account in my IRA, I can no longer make backdoor contributions, so no longer can put the 6,000 in and, and do a backdoor. So I'm wondering what you think is best. If I should just leave it there and continue to, I guess, Chunk at it till it's down to zero in, in all Roth, cuz that's...

On Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast #314 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA: Are you eligible to make a backdoor Roth IRA conversion? Is it allowed? Is it taxed? How does a Roth 401(k) different from a Roth IRA? Can you buy a family member’s condo for below market value then rent it back to them? Can you max out a family member's Roth each year? Can you file 2020 taxes even though you haven't received IRS form 1098 yet? How can you diversify your portfolio into more international investments? How do capital gains "ride on top" of ordinary income again? And finally, a correction regarding Social Security deeming rules. Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Can I Do a Backdoor Roth Conversion? (Nick, Huntington Beach, CA) 09:11 - Is a Backdoor Roth Conversion Taxed? (René) 12:56 - We Make too Much to Contribute to Roth. Are Backdoor and Mega Backdoor Roth Strategies Allowed? (Jane, Michiga...