EASE Into Retirement

Episode 79: Can I Start a Roth IRA If I Don't Have Any Earned Income?


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Since its introduction in the late 1990s, Roth IRAs have gained traction among savvy investors who were ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜† from their future income picture. Now they are starting to enter the field of 401(k)s, so it helps to know exactly what ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ can do. Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s allow you to pay taxes on the contribution to the accounts at current rates in exchange for ๐—ง๐—”๐—ซ-๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€later down the line. But can you utilize one if your working days are behind you and youโ€™re no longer earning income?


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EASE Into RetirementBy Tom Mosley