On Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast #295 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA: whether you call it the barn door, the garage door, or the Roth two-step, you asked for more about the tax saving Backdoor Roth IRA conversion strategy, and Big Al and, reluctantly, Joe, are here to serve. For now at least! Should you wait until retirement to do a backdoor Roth IRA conversion? Plus, the pro-rata rule, self-employed modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) vs. AGI, and how capital gains work with Roth conversions. Also, strategizing for if and when the estate planning step up in basis tax laws change, whether a high yield savings account is good for investing $25K in cash, and listener comments on the show and the FIRE movement. 00:50 - Should We Wait Until Retirement to Do a Backdoor Roth Conversion? 08:31 - Capital Gains “Sit On Top” of Income? What About When Doing Roth Conversions? 15:44 - The Pro-Rata Rule: Are There Times When a Backdoor Roth Conversion Isn’t Worth It
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