Recharacterization of excess Roth IRA contributions, converting post-tax contributions to Roth 401(k), and the pro-rata rule. Plus, target date fund ladders? Also, investing 529 plan money, section 199A dividends from real estate investment trusts (REITs), and how Matt Stafford should save for retirement with his new $34M LA Rams contract (just in case you're expecting a football player's salary anytime soon.) Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-319

Spitballing firefighters' retirement: deferred option retirement plans (DROP), HSA (health savings) vs. HYSA (high yield savings), and hear why YMYW always comes back to backdoor Roth IRA. Speaking of Roths, can you do a Roth conversion ladder with inherited IRA money? The fellas also break down required minimum distributions (RMDs) and they talk (or in Joe's case, rant) about variable annuities and indexed annuities. Access the transcript & financial resources, ask money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-318

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 a QCD. Also, how to calculate multi-year Roth conversions, and do you lose compound interest when doing Roth conversions? Plus, thoughts on closed-end funds, a variable annuity rescue plan, and Social Security benefits when working vs. not working. Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-317

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 income from tax-deferred accounts impact Medicare premiums? Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-316

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 value of hiring a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Are they worth it? Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-315

Are you eligible for a backdoor Roth IRA conversion? Is it taxed? How does a Roth 401k differ from a Roth IRA? Can you buy Mom's condo for below market value & rent it back to her? Can you max out Dad's Roth? Can you file 2020 taxes before receiving IRS form 1098? How should you diversify your portfolio into international investments? Plus, capital gains and ordinary income, and a correction on deemed Social Security. Access the transcript & financial resources, ask money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-314

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, and a limerick and music from Paul Lemire. Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-313

Whether you call it a SERP, an 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 tax credit, and other tax reduction strategies. Access the transcript and financial resources and ask your money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-312

Find out just how intertwined healthcare and retirement are, with answers to questions about Medicare as it relates to Social Security, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), and IRA required minimum distributions (RMDs). Also, strategies for Roth conversions and Social Security, saving for retirement in a brokerage account, and paying debt out of retirement funds or with a mortgage refinance - and a couple of corrections. Access the transcript & financial resources, ask money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-311

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 on the day-trading craze? Pure Financial Advisors' Executive Vice President and Director of Research Brian Perry, CFP®, CFA® joins Joe Anderson, CFP® to talk about it. Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: https://bit.ly/YMYW-310a

"The markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent." - John Maynard Keynes, Economist