Can "Alanis" retire early at age 60? With "Barney and Betty's" spending patterns, can they retire ASAP? "Daisy and Donald" need retirement income for 40 years. Can they retire now? That's today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 493 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, we review the results of the 7th Annual YMYW Podcast Survey (congratulations to jemart for winning the Amazon e-gift card!) and Joe and Big Al take on some critical YouTube comments from Keith, following their interview with Ed Slott, CPA.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - Are My Estimates Solid for Early Retirement at Age 60? ("Alanis", WA)

10:39 - Watch Retirement Pop Quiz on YMYW TV and Download the Retirement Readiness Guide

11:20 - How Much Money Do We Need to Retire ASAP? ("Barney and Betty", NE New Jersey)

24:36 - Can We Retire Now? ("Daisy Duck", Emerald City)

30:48 - Subscribe to the YMYW YouTube Channel

31:15 - 7th Annual YMYW Podcast Survey Results

38:54 - Comment: Keith Doesn't Like Ed Slott or Roth Conversions

47:45 - Outro

48:58 - The Derails

What is an exchange fund and is it a good thing if you have a lot of capital gains like Bryan in New York? That's today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 492 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, what should be the timing and ordering of Billy Joe and Bobby Sue's Roth conversion strategy to help them achieve 33 years of retirement income? Is Boston overspending or underspending in retirement? Should Andy keep life insurance policies for her kids with ADHD? How does the 5-year rule for Roth withdrawals apply to inherited Roth IRAs for Karen? Visit the show notes for the YMYW Podcast Survey and secret password (only for the next three days!), plus access the free financial resources listed below, and the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-492

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:37 - Roth Conversion Timing, Order, and 33 Years of Income? (Billy Joe & Bobby Sue, Indiana)

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13:17 - I Have $1.2M Capital Gains. Pros and Cons of an Exchange Fund? (Bryan, NY)

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24:15 - We'll Have $7M. Are We Underspending or Overspending in Retirement? (Boston)

35:13 - Should We Keep Life Insurance Policies for Adult Kids with ADHD? (Andrea, Seattle)

41:50 - How Does the 5-Year Rule for Roth Withdrawals Apply to Inherited Roth IRAs? (Karen, TX)

45:15 - Outro

46:22 - The Derails

What do Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA think about alternative investments? Andrew in Ohio wants to know. Are real estate syndication deals for real, and a YMYW listener just chose poorly? And Stewart in Serra Mesa is curious whether Joe has changed his position on annuities lately, as rates have "normalized" in the past couple of years? That's today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 491. Plus, when should Steve in Las Vegas' friend quit her casino job and collect Social Security and child benefits? And how is D in the Midwest's plan for creating income in retirement? Visit the show notes to access the YMYW Podcast Survey and secret password, free financial resources, and episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-491

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:457 - Real Estate Syndication Deals: Did We Just Make Bad Decisions? (Anonymous)

07:57 - Thoughts on Alternative Investments? (Andrew, OH)

12:54 - Read The Benefits of Systematic Portfolio Rebalancing and Download the Investing Basics Guide

13:31 - Has Joe Modified His Position on Annuities Lately? (Stewart, Serra Mesa, CA)

24:42 - Principal Protected Investing Options for Structured Settlement for a Minor: Annuity? (Speedy Gonzalez, Western NY)

29:52 - 7th Annual YMYW Podcast Survey: your chance at a $100 Amazon e-gift card!

30:35 - When to Stop Work and Claim Social Security and Child Benefits? (Steve, Las Vegas - voice)

34:58 - How's Our Plan for Retirement Income? (D, Midwest)

44:40 - Outro

45:53 - The Derails

Can Claire and her husband retire early at age 60? Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 490, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball for them and explain how to calculate how much you'll need in retirement. Plus, should Jeff invest his pension money more aggressively, and should he save to his thrift savings plan or his Roth? Should Paula save to her brokerage account or her 401(k)? When and how much should Ken and Fume Guzzler each convert to Roth? The IRS charged Lex late fees for not paying estimated taxes throughout the year on her Roth conversion - find out how to avoid that yourself. Finally, how can Ken get out of an annuity? And is it harmful for Sarah to advise co-workers with little financial experience?

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Timestamps:

00:00 - 7th Annual YMYW Podcast Survey: your chance at a $100 Amazon e-gift card!

00:46 - Show Intro

01:36 - Retirement Spitball: Do You Agree We Can Both Retire at Age 60? (Claire, OR)

10:03 - Retirement Spitball: More Aggressive With Pension? TSP Instead of Roth? (Jeff, South Carolina)

15:09 - Retirement Spitball: TSP + Rollover IRA = $3M. Convert to Roth? (Fume Guzzler, NYC)

20:33 - Is There a Formula for Retirement? Watch YMYW TV, Download the Retirement Readiness Guide

21:42 - Is It Harmful to Give Advice to Coworkers With Little Financial Experience? (Sarah, Phoenix, AZ)

26:17 - How to Get Out of an Annuity (Ken - voice)

29:03 - Tax-Efficient Retirement Distributions: How's Our Roth Conversion Strategy? (Ken, Southern California - voice)

33:49 - How to Request a Retirement Spitball Analysis

34:40 - IRS is Charging Me Late Fees for Not Paying Estimated Taxes on Roth Conversion! (Lex Martin, Maryland)

38:43 - Should I Save to the Left Pocket (Brokerage) Instead of the Right (401(k)? (Paula, TX)

46:26 - Show Outro

48:02 - The Derails

The single biggest retirement planning mistake to avoid, the problem with tax professionals, and answers to some of the most frequently asked retirement questions we get on YMYW: should you name a trust as beneficiary on your retirement accounts? What's the break-even point on a Roth conversion? What if you don't have the money to pay the tax when you convert to Roth? Plus, find out the eye-opening amount of money good tax planning can save you! Someone has to be very knowledgeable, entertaining, and special to make it as a guest on YMYW these days, and today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 489, "the IRA guru" Ed Slott, CPA from IRAHelp.com joins Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA to discuss all of these topics, along with changes to stretch IRAs and required minimum distributions from the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 Act. Free financial resources and transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-489

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Ed Slott, CPA from IRAHelp.com

01:28 - SECURE Act: Clarity on RMD Rules?

04:31 - How Golf and Football Are Like Retirement

06:25 - The Biggest Retirement Planning Mistake

09:37 - The Value of Ed Slott's Books

14:14 - The Problem With Tax Professionals: Short-Term Tax Planning

17:36 - "I Love Roths Because I Love Tax-Free"

20:50 - What's the Break-Even Point on a Roth Conversion?

21:45 - Can We Trust That Roth IRAs Will Always Be Tax-Free?

24:11 - Your Chance at a $100 Amazon e-Gift Card: Complete the YMYW Podcast Survey

25:04 - SECURE 2.0 Act: Stretch IRA Changes

27:03 - Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of Your Retirement Account: Good Idea?

32:13 - Unnecessary and Excessive Taxes: Why Ed Slott Became the IRA Expert

38:22 - How Much Money Can You Save in Taxes With Good Tax Planning?

43:16 - What About People Who Don't Have the Money to Pay the Tax on a Roth Conversion?

43:50 - Ed Slott's PBS Specials on Retirement

46:28 - How to Get a Free Copy of the Latest Ed Slott Book, The Retirement Savings Time-Bomb Ticks Louder

Is timing the market when you withdraw money from your retirement accounts or do Roth conversions an effective strategy to minimize tax and maximize returns for YMYW listener Robert? That's today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 488 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, should Doug change his 60/40 asset allocation, and should he start a solo 401(k)? Jefe plans to withdraw from his retirement accounts beyond the top of the 24% tax bracket for the first few years of retirement. Is there any reason to put it in a brokerage account rather than converting it to Roth? The fellas also spitball on Roth conversion methods and strategies for Srinivas, Todd, and Debbie, and JZ in California, and they spitball on JZ in New York's "bucketing" strategy for early retirement withdrawals. Free financial resources and transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-488

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:42 - Is This the Correct Way to Convert to Roth and Avoid IRS Penalty? (Srinivas, Chicago)

06:51 - Deposit Withdrawals Above Our Tax Bracket in Taxable Account or Do Roth Conversions? (Jefe, TX)

10:12 - Should I Change My Asset Allocation? Should I Start a Solo 401(k)? (Doug, Cave Creek, AZ)

16:22 - Should I Convert $1M IRA to Roth Up to 22% Tax Bracket? (Todd, Flagstaff, AZ)

19:39 - Market Timing Retirement Withdrawals and Roth Conversions (Robert, Southern Maine)

25:28 - My Son Says I Should Do Roth Conversions. Is He Right? (Debbie, Rural Wisconsin)

32:39 - Spitball on Our "Bucketing" Strategy for Early Retirement Withdrawals (JZ, upstate NY)

39:50 - Roll IRA to 401(k) for Backdoor Roth With No Additional Tax? (JZ, California)

43:04 - Hawk Tuah Spitball

45:39 - The Derails

Should Terry and his siblings take out a whole life insurance policy on their parents before they inherit their folks' $10 million worth of farm land? Is Terry on track for retirement? That's today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 487 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, should Fred and Wilma use their 401(k) money for living expenses to bridge the gap until they collect Social Security benefits? Should Glen claim his Social Security at age 65 and use it to fully fund his wife's Roth IRA? When should Bill take his Social Security and should he do Roth conversions? Finally, should Maya include home equity in her retirement savings? Should Jack pay off his mortgage or stash his cash in a brokerage account and refinance his house later? Free financial resources and transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-487

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - Should I Claim Social Security at 65 to Fully Fund My Wife's Roth IRA? (Glen, Pittsburgh, PA)

04:18 - Should We Use 401(k) to Bridge the Gap Until Social Security? (Fred & Wilma Flintstone, CA)

09:06 - When Should We Take Social Security and Thoughts on Roth Conversions? (Bill, Shippensburg, PA)

15:45 - Should Siblings Take Out Insurance on Parents Before Inheriting $10M? Are We on Track for Retirement? (Terry, IA)

34:14 - Pay Off the Mortgage or Stash Cash in Brokerage and Refinance Later? (Jack, WA)

42:54 - Should I Include Home Equity in Retirement Savings? (Maya, Seattle)

46:02 - The Derails

How is Kimberly's strategy for reducing her retirement taxes by doing Roth conversions and qualified charitable distributions? Is Patrick's tax loss harvesting transaction a wash sale? At what marginal tax rate should Brian stop making Roth 401(k) contributions? Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA are back this week on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 486 to answer these questions and to spitball on the importance of international stock in John in Seattle's diversified investment portfolio, David and Terri's Roth conversion and I bond strategy, Blake's severance package, and the impact of a new home purchase on John in DC's retirement spending. Free financial resources and transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-486

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - Should We Do Roth Conversions to Top of the 24% Bracket to Minimize $240K I-Bond Profits? (David & Terri, Southern California, voice)

07:32 - Roth Conversion & Qualified Charitable Distribution Strategy Spitball (Kimberly, IA)

13:12 - Should I Take the Severance Package Now at 59 and a Half or Work Until Age 63? (Blake)

18:00 - Is My Tax Loss Harvesting Transaction a Wash Sale? (Patrick, Vancouver, WA)

24:42 - How Important is International Stock in a Diversified Portfolio? (John, Seattle, WA)

30:40 - At What Marginal Tax Rate Should Roth 401(k) Contributions Stop? (Brian, NC)

33:58 - What Impact Will Our New Home Have on Our Retirement Spending? (John in the DC)

42:32 - The Derails

He's 56, she's 32. How does this 24-year age difference impact retirement plans for "Bonnie and Clyde", and what strategies should they implement now for the most tax-efficient retirement possible in the future? While Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA are on vacation, Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast producer Andi Last enlists the help of Pure Financial Advisors' Managing Director Jake Greenberg, CFP®, ChFC® for a video case study (complete with visual aids!) on YMYW Extra number 6. Into which types of accounts should Bonnie and Clyde save for retirement? How much of their savings should they convert to Roth and when? Free financial resources and transcript: https://bit.ly/ymywe-6

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01:19 - Bonnie & Clyde's Financial Situation 06:56 - Health Savings Accounts Explained 08:16 - Real Estate Plans 09:42 - Contribute to Brokerage Account or Roth 401(k)? 11:01 - Bonnie & Clyde's Pre-Financial Assessment: A Video Case Study 23:28 - Tax Diversification Visualized 30:02 - Roth Conversions: When and How Much? Current and Future Tax Brackets Visualized 35:53 - Age Difference and Retirement Date Differences 27:15 - Bonnie and Clyde's Cars, Drinks and Pets 39:57 - Final Thoughts

Will their $5 million nest egg get them to ages 85 and 100? Pa and GiDi are 65 and 60 and retiring now. As they consider moving to the no-income-tax state of Nevada in retirement, they have some decisions to make: should Pa take Social Security before age 70? How should they bridge the gap until Social Security? And most importantly, how can they minimize their taxes in retirement? Should they wait to do Roth conversions until after the move? That's on this bonus episode of Your Money, Your Wealth®, aka YMYW Extra. While Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA are on vacation, YMYW producer Andi Last enlists the help of senior financial advisor Kyle Stacey, CFP® from Pure Financial Advisors in San Diego, California. Free financial resources and transcript: https://bit.ly/ymywe-5

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Timestamps: 00:00 - DIY Retirement Guide Limited-Time Special Offer 01:05 - Intro 02:31 - Pa & GiDi's Cars, Drinks & Finances 07:51 - High-Level Thoughts and Retirement Assumptions 11:26 - Roth Conversions to the Top of the 24% Tax Bracket 12:45 - Claiming Social Security and Portfolio Diversification 13:43 - Other Suggestions