Roth IRA Conversions-In Plain English
A real deer in headlights, not my husband. I was having dinner with my husband and was telling him that we needed to think about doing a Roth IRA conversion this year. The more detail I went into, the...
View ArticleLast Minute Tax Tips for Seniors: IRA Charitable Rollover
UPDATED FOR 2013 The Charitable IRA Rollover is still available for 2013! What is an IRA Charitable Rollover? If you’re 70 and 1/2 or older, you’re required to make required minimum distributions...
View ArticleIRAs for Dummies
Photo by Athena Workman Updated June 1, 2013 Okay first and foremost, you’re not a dummy! But I wanted to make a simple post with simple explanations about IRAs. This isn’t the be all end all of IRA...
View ArticleTax Tips for Single People
If you’ve skimmed through my other blog posts, you might notice that I have lots of tips for people with children, people who are old, or people with various family situations. What you don’t see is...
View ArticleReporting the ROTH IRA Conversion on your Tax Return
Retirement by Scott Wills It might have seemed like a simply marvelous idea at the time, but lots of people who did the ROTH IRA conversion are having a bear of a time getting it all sorted out on...
View ArticleCancelling Your Roth IRA Conversion
Photo by voxtheory on Flickr.com Whoa, that Roth IRA conversion you did last year seemed like such a great idea at the time didn’t it? I know I thought it was pretty wonderful. But things change and...
View ArticleTax Planning Isn’t Rocket Science, But it Can Save You Money!
This is an old NASA shot of the launch of Friendship 7. Today I want to talk about tax planning, and why it’s so important. I recently got a call from a woman who wanted to take $30,000 out of her IRA...
View ArticleROTH IRA Strategy for High Income Earners
This is where the ROTH IRA conversion comes in. If you don’t have any money in a traditional IRA yet, then you can take that non-deductible IRA and convert it to a ROTH IRA with no tax. -Photo by Simon...
View ArticleRoth IRA Facts
A roth IRA is one investment vehicle that can help with your income during retirement. Photo by OTA Photos at Flickr.com ________________________________________________________________________ I write...
View ArticleHow To Allocate Your Savings
I recently wrote a post about saving money and why you need to have an emergency fund saved up before you start saving for retirement. (See: How Much of My Income Should I be Saving?...
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