Market Timing Retirement Withdrawals and Roth Conversions - 488

Published: July 30, 2024, 11 a.m.

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\u2019s today on Your Money, Your Wealth\xae podcast 488 with Joe Anderson, CFP\xae 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\u2019s \u201cbucketing\u201d strategy for early retirement withdrawals. Free financial resources and transcript:\xa0https://bit.ly/ymyw-488

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:42 -\xa0Is 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 \u201cBucketing\u201d 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