Your Money, Your Wealth

By: Joe Anderson CFP® & Alan Clopine CPA of Pure Financial Advisors
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  • 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 are making fun out of finance as they 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
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  • Age Plus 20 Rule for Retirement Contributions - 496

    Age Plus 20 Rule for Retirement Contributions - 496
    Sep 24 2024
    How much should you save in pre-tax accounts vs. post-tax accounts? Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball on the "age plus 20" rule for retirement savings, Roth 401(k) contributions and distributions, and a Social Security claiming strategy for Ralph and Marie in Wilmington, Delaware. Shawn wonders if YMYW listeners are ignoring the WEP and GPO when it comes to Social Security, that is, the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. Plus, can Jake and Amy in Iowa retire in 5 years, or do they need to work beyond age 60? Should Edwin stop making Roth contributions and start doing Roth conversions instead? And finally, how can Jeff in North Dakota’s son qualify for the American Opportunity Tax Credit? Access all the following free financial resources and the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-496 REGISTER NOW: Medicare Basics webinar - TOMORROW, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2024, 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern, with Robert Dow and Lisa Velasco, Medicare specialists from the Dow Agency CALCULATE: A Financial Blueprint of your retirement readiness for free! DOWNLOAD: Social Security Handbook DOWNLOAD: Medicare Check-Up Guide WATCH YMYW TV: Medicare Check-Up: How to Keep Your Retirement Plan Off Life Support REQUEST: Retirement Spitball Analysis SCHEDULE: free financial assessment SUBSCRIBE: YMYW on YouTube DOWNLOAD: more free guides READ: financial blogs WATCH: educational videos SUBSCRIBE: YMYW Newsletter Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Roth 401(k) Contributions and Distributions, Age Plus 20 Rule, and Social Security Claiming Strategy (Ralph and Marie, Wilmington, DE) 12:35 - Download the Social Security Handbook, Download the Medicare Check-Up Guide, Watch Medicare Check-Up: How to Keep Your Retirement Plan Off Life Support on YMYW TV, Register for the Medicare Basics webinar Wed. Sept 25, 12P/3E 13:37 - Are Listeners Ignoring Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision for Social Security? (Shawn) 17:30 - Can We Retire in 5 Years Or Do We Need to Work After Age 60? (Jake & Amy, Iowa) 26.36 - Financial Blueprint - get your complementary retirement analysis 27:45 - Should I Stop Roth Contributions and Do Roth Conversions instead? (Edwin) 31:24 - American Opportunity Tax Credit for College Age Son (Jeff, ND) 35:58 - Outro
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    37 mins
  • 3 Strategies to Pay Roth Conversion Taxes - 495

    3 Strategies to Pay Roth Conversion Taxes - 495
    Sep 17 2024
    Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 495, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine CPA spitball on three different listeners’ strategies for paying the tax on a Roth conversion now, to have lifetime tax-free growth on that money in the future. Should Neo in San Clemente, California convert to Roth at the beginning or end of the year in his plan to make quarterly estimated tax payments on his conversion? Is it a good strategy for Tim in Minnesota to use reimbursements from his health savings account to pay Roth conversion taxes? And what do Joe and Big Al think of Samantha in Northern California’s plan to convert to Roth and pay the tax with her IRA money? Plus, the fellas answer questions from our YouTube and Spotify followers on required minimum distributions from Roth accounts, reasons to put retirement withdrawals in a brokerage account instead of a Roth, choosing pension options, and the difference between commercial annuities and pension annuities. Plus, their thoughts on single premium immediate annuities (SPIA). Access all the following free financial resources and the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-495 CALCULATE: A Financial Blueprint of your retirement readiness for free! DOWNLOAD: Complete Roth Papers Package DOWNLOAD: Retirement Readiness Guide WATCH: What Happens to Your 401(k) & IRA at Retirement? YMYW TV REQUEST: Retirement Spitball Analysis SCHEDULE: free financial assessment SUBSCRIBE: YMYW on YouTube DOWNLOAD: more free guides READ: financial blogs WATCH: educational videos SUBSCRIBE: YMYW Newsletter Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Timing of Roth Conversions - and Paying Quarterly Estimated Taxes (Neo, San Clemente) 06:37 - Is Using HSA Reimbursement to Pay Roth Conversion Taxes a Good Strategy? (Tim, MN) 08:44 - Complete Roth Papers Package - free download. Financial Blueprint - free retirement analysis 09:39 - How Is Our Plan to Convert to Roth and Pay the Tax With IRA Money? (Samantha, Northern California) 19:15 - What Happens to Your 401(k) & IRA at Retirement? Watch YMYW TV, download the Retirement Readiness Guide 20:01 - RMDs for Roth Accounts: Clarification for Solo 401k (Andy, YouTube) 21:43 - Joe and Al walk into a bar… (Tony, YouTube) 22:44 - Any Reason to Put Withdrawals in Brokerage Instead of Roth? (Globe Trotter, YouTube) 23:35 - How to Decide Between Pension Options? (Frank, YouTube) 25:40 - Is a Pension Annuity a Bad Thing? (Invictus, YouTube) 26:47 - Are SPIAs the Best Annuity for Lifetime Income? (1212482970, Spotify) 29:23 - Outro 30:58 - The Derails
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    34 mins
  • How to Get Into the Stock Market: Dollar Cost Average or Go All In? - 494

    How to Get Into the Stock Market: Dollar Cost Average or Go All In? - 494
    Sep 10 2024
    TJ in Louisiana has been sitting on the sidelines, but now it’s time to get into the market. Should he dollar cost average, or just go all in? Margaret in California has an idea of selling a stock at a loss and buying a put option on that stock that expires after the 30-day waiting period. Does this work as a tax loss harvesting strategy? When is it worth it for Brian in Charlotte, North Carolina to diversify beyond a basic three-fund portfolio? Should Christine in San Diego convert her variable annuity to a fixed indexed annuity? That’s all today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 494 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, how should Dean in Columbus, Georgia invest inherited retirement money? Are Jen and John on track for retirement, and how should they fund their home remodel? Are there any negative consequences for Steve in Pennsylvania if he finds a new financial advisor just a few months after hiring his current advisor? The fellas also talk through how Chris can give money to charity from his required minimum distributions. And finally, Terry calls in with a follow-up question about whether a solo 401(k) is an option to avoid unrelated business income tax (UBIT). Access all the following free financial resources and the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-494 SCHEDULE: free financial assessment DOWNLOAD: Investing Basics Guide DOWNLOAD: 10 Steps to Improve Investing Success DOWNLOAD: Retirement Readiness Guide WATCH YMYW TV: How Your Home Can Create Retirement Income READ THE BLOG: Factor Investing: What Is It? Should You Be Doing It? SUBSCRIBE: YMYW on YouTube REQUEST: Retirement Spitball Analysis DOWNLOAD: more free guides READ: financial blogs WATCH: educational videos SUBSCRIBE: YMYW Newsletter Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - I Want to Get Into the Market. Dollar Cost Average or Go All In? (TJ, Louisiana) 07:08 - Does This Tax Loss Harvesting Strategy Work? (Margaret, CA) 07:45 - When Is It Worth Diversifying Beyond a Basic Three Fund Portfolio? (Brian, Charlotte, NC) 13:33 - Factor Investing: What Is It? Should You Be Doing It? - Read the blog, Download the Investing Basics Guide and 10 Steps to Improve Investing Success 14:00 - Should I Convert a Variable Annuity to Fixed Index Annuity? (Christine, San Diego) 18:21 - How to Invest Inherited Retirement Funds and Where to Save Extra Money? (Dean, Columbus, GA) 21:50 - How Should We Fund Our Home Remodel? Are We On Track for Retirement? (Jen and John, California) 29:43 - How Your Home Can Create Retirement Income: Watch YMYW TV, Download the Retirement Readiness Guide 30:15 - Solo 401(k) to Avoid Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)? (Terry - voice) 32:31 - Switching to a Fee Only Advisor: Any Negative Consequences? (Steve, PA) 37:19 - Intelligent Charitable Giving Through Qualified Charitable Distributions (Chris) 41:05 - Outro
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    43 mins

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