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Talking Money®, the live, call-in radio program airs every Saturday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 on WGTK 94.5 The Answer in Upstate South Carolina. Listen live or check out the podcast. Get the answers you need without the sales pitch.

Episodes by Topic: #RothIRA

Best of Talking Money: IRA Rules: Why They Matter, Part 2


Air Date: November 6th, 2024

Mike discusses more questions surrounding IRAs including:

  • When should you consider moving from a traditional to a ROTH IRA?
  • What are some advantages of keeping things in a traditional IRA?
  • What about conversion assets?
  • What are the tax rules for a ROTH?
  • What are the earnings rules?
  • What is the five year rule and how does it affect my planning?
  • What are some beneficiary considerations I should be thinking about?
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Best of Talking Money: IRA Rules: Why They Matter, Part 1


Air Date: October 9th, 2024

Mike answers questions about IRA rules, including:

  • What are your plans in case something happens to you?
  • What are the different kinds of IRAs and what are their different contribution limits?
  • What about a non-deductible IRA?
  • What kind of contributions should you be making?
  • What is the back door ROTH IRA?
  • How does your tax bracket affect your planning decisions?
  • My tax software will figure everything out for me, right?
  • To ROTH or not to ROTH?
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BEST OF TALKING MONEY: PART II: The answers you need about the new IRA rules, without the sales pitch!


Air Date: February 21st, 2024

Which is better—Roth or Traditional IRA? When should you consider a back-door Roth IRA or a traditional non-deductible IRA? What is the new penalty if you forget to take your Required Minimum Distribution? Know the rules or suffer the consequences!! Tune into this Part II discussion!

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BEST OF TALKING MONEY: The answers you need about the new IRA rules, without the sales pitch!


Air Date: February 14th, 2024

Which is better—Roth or Traditional IRA? When should you consider a back-door Roth IRA or a traditional non-deductible IRA? What is the new penalty if you forget to take your Required Minimum Distribution? Know the rules or suffer the consequences!!

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THE BEST OF TALKING MONEY: IRA Rules: Why They Matter, Part 2


Air Date: August 5th, 2023

Mike discusses more questions surrounding IRAs including:

  • When should you consider moving from a traditional to a ROTH IRA?
  • What are some advantages of keeping things in a traditional IRA?
  • What about conversion assets?
  • What are the tax rules for a ROTH?
  • What are the earnings rules?
  • What is the five year rule and how does it affect my planning?
  • What are some beneficiary considerations I should be thinking about?
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THE BEST OF TALKING MONEY: IRA Rules: Why They Matter, Part 1


Air Date: July 29th, 2023

Mike answers questions about IRA rules, including:

  • What are your plans in case something happens to you?
  • What are the different kinds of IRAs and what are their different contribution limits?
  • What about a non-deductible IRA?
  • What kind of contributions should you be making?
  • What is the back door ROTH IRA?
  • How does your tax bracket affect your planning decisions?
  • My tax software will figure everything out for me, right?
  • To ROTH or not to ROTH?
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PART II: The answers you need about the new IRA rules, without the sales pitch!


Air Date: June 3rd, 2023

Which is better—Roth or Traditional IRA? When should you consider a back-door Roth IRA or a traditional non-deductible IRA? What is the new penalty if you forget to take your Required Minimum Distribution? Know the rules or suffer the consequences!! Tune into this Part II discussion!

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The answers you need about the new IRA rules, without the sales pitch!


Air Date: May 20th, 2023

Which is better—Roth or Traditional IRA? When should you consider a back-door Roth IRA or a traditional non-deductible IRA? What is the new penalty if you forget to take your Required Minimum Distribution? Know the rules or suffer the consequences!!

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