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Maximizing Retirement Accounts: Unlocking the Potential | Portfolio Rescue

On episode 28 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth CFO and tax expert Bill Sweet! Submit your questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►0:2:58 - Are ETF's/Index Funds safer compared to individual stocks? ►08:51 - The data against crypto being an inflation hedge has been mounting for over a year now. Can we finally put the argument to bed and call it a myth? ►14:21 - Could you please explain how capital gains affects your AGI and taxable income? ►19:01 - How does an individual investor get more money into their IRA accounts if they've already made their contribution for the year? ►22:41 - Direct indexing and its benefits versus passive indexing in a taxable account. Sign up for The Compound newsletter: Check out The Compound shop: Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Portfolio Rescue: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Rith...

What is the Required Amount of Money to be Saved?

On episode 77 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP Ross Cohen to discuss retirement goal setting, when to spend and when to save, finding the highest yield, and much more! Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Thanks to Birddogs for sponsoring this episode! Enter promo code "ATC" and get a free Yeti style tumbler with every order: ►00:00 - Intro ►01:53 - Retirement Goal Setting ►6:00 - Lifestyle Spending vs Saving ►11:53 - Finding the Highest Yield ►16:23 - Investing for your Kids ►21:20 - Tax Planning 👕 Check out The Compound shop: 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Ask The Compound: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Tik Tok: Facebook: Investing involves the risk of loss. This pod...

The Largest Financial Bubble in History: What Is It?

On episode 74 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and Tax Ninja Bill Sweet to discuss asset allocation, saving for a house, tax efficient rollovers, tax loss harvesting, and much more! Submit your questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►01:53 - Asset allocation ►09:10 - Saving for a house ►14:02 - SEP IRAs ►19:01 - Tax efficient rollovers ►24:00 - 401K vs. ROTH ►27:14 - Tax loss harvesting 👕 Check out The Compound shop: 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Ask The Compound: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Tik Tok: Facebook: Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill...

Maximizing Contributions to My Roth IRA: How Can I Do It?

On episode 71 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and Tax Ninja Bill Sweet to discuss funding a start-up, dividend investing, Backdoor Roths v SERPs, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Rescue questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►1:00 - Dollar cost averaging ►04:22 - Bonds vs. Money Markets ►11:08 - Funding a startup ►16:10 - Dividend investing ►20:27 - Backdoors vs. SERPs 👕 Check out The Compound shop: 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Ask The Compound: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Tik Tok: Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Duncan Hill, Bill Sweet, and Ben Car...

Should I Put Riskier Stocks in my Roth IRA? | Portfolio Rescue 65

On episode 65 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and tax superstar Bill Sweet to discuss short-term vs long-term bonds, investing in farmland, getting out of concentrated stock positions, utilizing a Roth IRA, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Rescue questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►03:33 - Long-term vs short-term bonds. ►12:18 - Investing in farmland. ►18:30 - Utilizing a Roth IRA. ►24:00 - Best way to diversify out of large single stock positions. ►27:47 - Should I Put Riskier Stocks in my Roth IRA? 👕 Check out The Compound shop: 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Portfolio Rescue: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Tik Tok: Facebook: Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and ...

Is a Backdoor Roth IRA Worth the Hassle? | Portfolio Rescue 63

On episode 63 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO, Tax Ninja, and PR all-time-leading contributor Bill Sweet, to discuss how to invest in bonds, RMD calculations, the new Roth rule, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Rescue questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►02:20 - Deconstructing 30-year stock market returns. ►09:03 - How to invest in bonds. ►15:30 - RMD calculations. ►20:44 - Backdoor Roth IRA. ►25:19 - The new Roth rule. 👕 Check out The Compound shop: 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Portfolio Rescue: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Tik Tok: Facebook: Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investm...

Does the Debt Ceiling Matter to the Market? | Portfolio Rescue 62

On episode 62 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor and CFP, Kevin Young, to discuss US Government default risk, inverted yield curves, safeguarding your financial plan, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Rescue questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►01:05 - How retirees should protect their portfolio. ►08:23 - Inverted yield curve. ►12:05 - T-Bills. ►17:18 - Safeguarding your financial plan ►27:49 - HSAs 👕 Check out The Compound shop: 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Portfolio Rescue: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Tik Tok: Facebook: Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Dunca...

What's the Market Going to Do in 2023? | Portfolio Rescue 57

On episode 57 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Portfolio Rescue veteran and tax expert, Bill Sweet, to discuss why higher inflation should be good for stocks, offsetting capital gains, what to look for in a CPA/tax planner, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Rescue questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►01:25 - Stock Market predictions for 2023. ►04:52 - Why higher inflation should be good for stocks. ►09:54 - offsetting capital gains. ►13:55 - Mutual funds to ETFs. ►17:25 - Changing asset allocation with increasing net worth. ►21:55 - Roth contributions. ►25:58 - What to look for in a CPA/Tax planner. This episode is sponsored by KraneShares. Visit to learn more. 👕 Check out The Compound shop: 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Portfolio Rescue: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automat...

Is Real Estate the Best Inflation Hedge? | Portfolio Rescue

On episode 38 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth CFO and tax specialist Bill Sweet to discuss what asset class outperforms during rising inflation, when to take profits, backdoor Roth conversions, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Rescue questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►03:09 - Real estate vs. bonds vs. stocks. ►07:36 - When to take profits. ►13:18 - Lump sum investments into an index fund. ►17:52 - Transferring IRA balance. ►22:45 - Backdoor roth conversions. Thanks to Innovator for sponsoring this episode! Visit to learn more about their ETF offerings. Check out The Compound shop: Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Portfolio Rescue: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcas...

How Do You Minimize Taxes in Retirement? | Portfolio Rescue

On episode 42 of Portfolio Rescue, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth CFO and Tax Specialist Bill Sweet to discuss downgrading to one income, prepaying for college, optimizing unrealized capital losses, and much more! Submit your Portfolio Rescue questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! ►00:00 - Intro ►04:28 - Downgrading to one income. ►09:08 - Prepaying for college. ►12:58 - Save or invest inherited money. ►20:49 - Investing during retirement. ►24:45 - optimizing unrealized capital losses. ►28:36 - Setting aside IRA contributions. Thanks to Innovator for sponsoring this episode! Visit to learn more about their ETF offerings. Check out The Compound shop: Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: Animal Spirits: Portfolio Rescue: Talk with us about your portfolio or financial plan here: Check out Ritholtz Wealth's automated investing platform, Liftoff: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Investing involves the ...