
Grow Your Wealth Tax-Free & Retire Sooner: YMYW Best of 2024 - 511
01/07/25 • 62 min
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YMYW friends, welcome to 2025. Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 511, we’re revisiting your favorite topics of 2024 as Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball on strategies for building up tax-free retirement income in Roth accounts, determining your appropriate mix of taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free savings (also known as tax diversification), and whether YMYW viewers and listeners can retire as soon as possible.
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Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast
- 00:59 - Can We Afford to Spend $120k/Year Inflation Adjusted in Retirement? (Joe & Angelina Jolie, Strawberry Plains, TN)
- From ep. 503: YMYW Most Plays in 2024 on Apple Podcasts, YMYW Most Streamed in 2024 on Spotify
- 08:14 - Can I Contribute to My Wife’s Roth IRA? Can I Max Out Multiple Roth Accounts? Should We Do Roth Conversions? (Theodore & Louise, Seattle, WA)
- From ep. 504: YMYW Most Consumed in 2024 on Apple Podcasts, YMYW Most New Subscribers in 2024 on YouTube
- 15:21 - Download the 2024 Key Financial Data Guide for free. Subscribe to the YMYW podcast, the YouTube...
YMYW friends, welcome to 2025. Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 511, we’re revisiting your favorite topics of 2024 as Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball on strategies for building up tax-free retirement income in Roth accounts, determining your appropriate mix of taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free savings (also known as tax diversification), and whether YMYW viewers and listeners can retire as soon as possible.
Access free financial resources and the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-511
DOWNLOAD the 2024 Key Financial Data Guide for free
CALCULATE your Free Financial Blueprint
SCHEDULE your Free Financial Assessment
ASK Joe & Big Al for your Retirement Spitball Analysis
SUBSCRIBE to YMYW on YouTube
DOWNLOAD more free guides
READ financial blogs
WATCH educational videos
SUBSCRIBE to the YMYW Newsletter
LISTEN to the Best of the YMYW Podcast 2021, 2022, 2023
LISTEN to the Top Funniest Moments from the YMYW Podcast Vol. 1, Vol. 2
Timestamps:
- 00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast
- 00:59 - Can We Afford to Spend $120k/Year Inflation Adjusted in Retirement? (Joe & Angelina Jolie, Strawberry Plains, TN)
- From ep. 503: YMYW Most Plays in 2024 on Apple Podcasts, YMYW Most Streamed in 2024 on Spotify
- 08:14 - Can I Contribute to My Wife’s Roth IRA? Can I Max Out Multiple Roth Accounts? Should We Do Roth Conversions? (Theodore & Louise, Seattle, WA)
- From ep. 504: YMYW Most Consumed in 2024 on Apple Podcasts, YMYW Most New Subscribers in 2024 on YouTube
- 15:21 - Download the 2024 Key Financial Data Guide for free. Subscribe to the YMYW podcast, the YouTube...
Previous Episode

Defusing a Future Tax Bomb With Roth Conversions - 510
Does it make sense for Alex and his wife in Massachusetts to do Roth conversions now to the top of their eventual tax bracket? Steve in San Diego got serious about saving for retirement after Joe and Big Al gave him some tough love 5 years ago. Is he good to retire now, and should he convert to Roth? That’s today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 510 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, can Barbara in New Jersey’s grandson move excess 529 funds to a Roth and withdraw the money after 5 years? PWare has a cunning plan to gift appreciated stock to avoid capital gains tax, but will it work? Should Mike create a limited liability company for his rental properties? And finally, qualified charitable distributions don’t make sense to GetSmart Paul. Sherri in California wonders if her kids can inherit her savings account without any tax penalty, and whether there’s a safe, high-yielding investment she should put it in. And Houry in New York wonders if her IRA can fund a charitable remainder unitrust, or CRUT.
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Al: "Maybe you gotta live in a trailer somewhere." Joe: "that side hustle, you better be able to do that in a wheelchair."
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast
01:08 - Should We Do Roth Conversions to Our Eventual Tax Bracket? (Alex, MA)
07:51 - YMYW Tough Love Made Me Get Serious. When Can I Retire? Should I Do Roth Conversions? (Steve, San Diego, CA)
14:11 - Download the Complete Roth Papers Package for free
14:59 - Can Grandson Withdraw 529 Funds From Roth After 5 Years? (Barbara, NJ)
18:37 - Can We Avoid Capital Gains Tax With This Appreciated Stock Gifting Strategy? (P Ware)
20:57 - Should I Create an LLC for Rental Properties? (Mike, voice)
23:00 - Qualified Charitable Distributions Don’t Make Sense to Me (GetSmart Paul, YouTube)
Next Episode

Choosing the Right Investments for You - 512
What is the risk with BDCs, or business development company funds? Edward in Illinois wants to know. Do Pebbles and Bam Bam in Kentuckystone have too much invested in T-bills? Are mutual funds or ETFs a better place for them to invest qualified money in the decumulation phase? Is there a difference between a traditional IRA and a rollover IRA? And Keith in Connecticut is 34 and wants a spitball on whether his investments are appropriate for his time horizon, today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 512 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, Gus in Philly needs a withdrawal strategy for his dad’s multi-year guaranteed annuities (MYGAs). Speaking of MYGAs, YouTube viewer Ken thinks everyone should invest in MYGAs and bonds, and nobody should ever pay a financial advisor. What do Joe and Big Al think? And finally, comments on your state of residence for tax purposes from Greg, the prorated sale of a primary residence, and bonds vs. pension from Keith, and 7SideWays tells the fellas to focus on PERMA already - but what is it?
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast
01:09 - What’s the Risk with Business Company Development (BDC) Funds? (Edward, IL)
04:04 - T-Bills, Decumulation, IRAs, and Investing Strategies (Pebbles & Bam Bam, Kentuckystone)
11:21 - LIMITED TIME OFFER: Download the DIY Retirement Guide by Friday, Jan 17, 2025!
12:24 - I’m 34. Are My Investments Appropriate for My Time Horizon? (Keith, CT)
18:22 - Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuity (MYGA) Retirement Withdrawal Strategy for Dad (Gus in Philly)
22:34 - Just Buy MYGAs and Bonds and Don't Pay an Advisor (comment from Ken, YouTube)
27:36 - Schedule a Free Financial Assessment with Pure Financial Advisors, Learn More about Pure's Fees and Services
28:47 - State Taxes vs. State of Residency (comment from Greg, Temecula)
30:17 - Favor Questions from People with Less than $6M Please (comment from Ed, YouTube)
31:08 - Prorated Sale of Primary Residence (comment from Keith, YouTube)
33:01 - $1M Bonds vs. $40K/yr Pension (comment from Keith, YouTube)
34:54 - Focus on PERMA Already (comment from 7SideWays, YouTube)
36:11 - YMYW Podcast Outro
Your Money, Your Wealth - Grow Your Wealth Tax-Free & Retire Sooner: YMYW Best of 2024 - 511
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YMYW friends, welcome to 2025. Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 511, we’re revisiting your favorite topics of 2024 as Joe and Big Al spitball on strategies for building up tax-free retirement income in Roth accounts, determining your appropriate mix of taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free savings (also known as tax diversification), and whether YMYW viewers and listeners can retire as soon as possible. Check the timestamps in the epi
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