Your Money, Your Wealth
Joe Anderson, CFP® & Alan Clopine, CPA of Pure Financial Advisors
Making fun of finance. A "Top 10 Personal Finance Podcast" and "Top 12 Retirement Podcast" (US News & World Report, 2023). One of the "10 Best Personal Finance YouTube Channels" (CardRates, 2023). “Best Retirement Podcast With Humor” (FIPhysician, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Learn strategies that can help you retire successfully. Financial advisor Joe Anderson, CFP® and certified public accountant Big Al Clopine, CPA answer your money questions and spitball on your 401k, IRA, Roth conversions and backdoor Roth IRA, how to pay less taxes, asset allocation, stocks and bonds, real estate, and other investments, Social Security benefits, capital gains tax, 1031 exchange, early retirement, expenses and withdrawals, and more money and wealth management strategies. YMYW is retirement planning, investing, and tax reduction made fun, presented by Pure Financial Advisors - a fee-only financial planning firm. Pure Financial adheres to the fiduciary standard of care, in which we are required by law to act in the best interest of our clients at all times. Access free financial resources and episode transcripts, Ask Joe & Big Al On Air to get your Retirement Plan Spitball Analysis: http://YourMoneyYourWealth.com
Episodes
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Jan 7, 2020 • 56min
Breaking Down the Confusing 5-Year Roth Clock Rules - 255
Joe & Big Al explain, once and for all, the 5-year clocks for Roth conversions and Roth contributions and pro-rata rules. (Well, hopefully it’ll all make more sense to you by the time they get through it. If not, let us know.) We’ll also find out what the fellas think about holding cash until the inevitable economic downturn, lump-sum investing versus dollar-cost averaging, and the Total World Stock Index Fund. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-255
Dec 31, 2019 • 50min
Roth Conversions from a Thrift Savings Plan TSP? - 254
The thrift savings plan (TSP) explained, and the rules around Roth conversions from TSPs. Plus, Joe and Big Al answer your questions about, what else, Roth conversions and contributions: age limits on making conversions, backdoor Roth conversions, Roth contribution phase-outs and recharacterizations, and the pro-rata rules. Plus, Joe explains, again, his distaste for fixed index annuities, and we find out why Big Al is called “Big”. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-254
Dec 24, 2019 • 41min
Rules for Your Retirement Savings and Distributions Are Changing - 253
Just in time for the holidays, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, or SECURE Act, has been made law, effective January 1, 2020. Joe and Big Al explain what it means for your stretch IRAs, required minimum distributions, retirement savings and more. Plus the fellas answer your questions on self-employed small business retirement plans and paying off the mortgage. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-253
Dec 17, 2019 • 46min
Strategies for Social Security, Annuities, and Inherited Assets - 252
Joe and Big Al answer questions about coordinating Social Security benefits with Roth contributions and required minimum distributions, weighing the Social Security restricted application against survivor benefits, the Windfall Elimination provision for teachers, whether to take RMDs from a brokerage IRA or an annuity - and of course, Joe will explain why that annuity is a terrible idea - and the fellas get into how to split an inherited annuity four ways and how to split a house eight ways! Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-252
Dec 10, 2019 • 37min
Should You Convert to Roth IRA All at Once or Over Time? - 251
How much of a Roth conversion should you do and when? Does it make sense to convert to a Roth IRA all in one year, or to do it over time, based on your age? Joe and Big Al explain the reasoning behind their answer to this common retirement investing question. Plus, they answer your questions about converting from a thrift savings plan (TSP) to a Roth, limits when contributing to retirement accounts and a traditional IRA, and doing the tax math to decide if a Roth conversion is right for you. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-251
Dec 3, 2019 • 46min
Tanja Hester on the Flexibility of Financial Independence - 250
Tanja Hester (called the Matriarch of the women’s FIRE movement by the New York Times) returns to YMYW to discuss the value of our time, how it’s connected to our money, and the options financial independence provides for a life well-lived. Plus, Joe and Big Al answer questions about the balanced asset allocation strategy, taking a pension and another job AND Social Security, and what to do when your company changes 401(k) custodians. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-250
Nov 26, 2019 • 49min
What’s the Break-Even on a Retirement Roth IRA Conversion? - 249
How do you figure out the break-even point on a Roth IRA conversion? Joe and Big Al discuss whether to convert, how much to convert, and when. Plus, the step-up in basis on a primary residence, self-employed small business retirement plan options, the difference between a financial advisor and financial planner, and defining a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-249
Nov 19, 2019 • 44min
Is a Roth Conversion Affected By Social Security? - 248
Will a Roth IRA conversion be impacted by your Social Security benefit or vice versa? Plus, today we're talking Social Security spousal and survivor benefits, Roth IRA conversions, earned income, ordinary income, modified adjusted gross income, and taxable income. We’re also talking about taking this job, shoving it, and doing Roth conversions all the way to Tennessee! Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-248
Nov 12, 2019 • 50min
How to Talk to Mom & Dad About Their Money - 247
Cameron Huddleston discusses her book, Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances. But first, let's get into glide path: should you invest more aggressively through retirement? Which assets should you spend before you take Social Security? What should your portfolio withdrawal strategy be if you don’t plan to retire? And when asked how to pay taxes on a Roth conversion, Joe and Big Al make a suggestion rarely heard on YMYW (hint, it involves debt and your primary residence). Ask your money questions, read the transcript, and access free financial resources at http://bit.ly/YMYW-247
Nov 5, 2019 • 47min
Why This Life Insurance Is for the Most Part a Scam - 246
We tackle Indexed Universal Life Insurance one more time. And you may have heard that millionaires "buy term and invest the rest" to pay estate taxes, but is it a good idea? When you have appreciated company stock, how much should you "NUA" and when, and how do you deal with the taxes? Plus, can you convert an inherited 401(k) to a Roth? When is your required beginning date for RMDs? Ask your money questions, read the transcript, and access free financial resources at http://bit.ly/YMYW-246
