WCI #356: The Struggle To Financially Support Your Parents
Feb 29, 2024
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Topics include navigating contributions in 401(k) or 403(b), identifying a good CPA, backdoor Roth conversions, challenges of financially supporting immigrant parents, and exploring locum tenens opportunities for physicians. The episode also delves into balancing support for parents with personal savings goals and offers insights on tax strategies and retirement savings.
Balancing financial support for aging parents with personal financial goals requires open communication and boundary-setting.
Strategize on maintaining retirement savings while supporting family, aligning financial decisions with long-term goals.
Deep dives
Navigating Financial Responsibilities in a Multigenerational Household
Balancing financial obligations towards aging parents while securing your own financial future and career growth is a challenge many professionals face. Cultural expectations and familial support come into play, impacting financial decisions within the household.
Financial Strategies for Multigenerational Support
Discussing the need for open communication with in-laws regarding financial support agreements, setting clear boundaries around financial assistance, and adjusting assistance levels as personal financial circumstances evolve.
Considerations for Allocating Resources
Evaluating how changes in income, upcoming transitions, and varying financial goals may influence the level of support provided, requiring ongoing assessment and adjustments to ensure financial stability for all parties involved.
Optimizing Retirement Planning amid Family Responsibilities
Strategizing on maintaining retirement savings contributions, maximizing investment opportunities even amid familial support obligations, and navigating financial decisions that align with long-term retirement and family care goals.
Today we are answering your questions from email and social media. We discuss what happens inside a 401(k) or 403(b) if you change your type of contribution, how to know if you have a good CPA, what constitutes a super saver and If you can roll your 403(b) into a Roth IRA and do a backdoor Roth in the same year. We tackle a back door Roth conversion question and talk about the challenges for someone who is financially supporting their immigrant parents.
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