Ed Slott Explains How to Outmaneuver the Tax Trap in Retirement
Big Picture Retirement®
Devin Carroll
4.7 • 546 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Today we're joined by Ed Slott, the expert's expert on retirement planning, to talk about how to make the most of your retirement savings and avoid costly tax surprises. Ed explains why converting to Roth IRAs could be a smart move, the risks of sticking with traditional IRAs, and how to get ready for the taxes that come with required minimum distributions (RMDs). With Ed's advice, you'll learn how to approach retirement planning with a clear, long-term strategy.
Check out Ed Slott's book, The Retirement Savings Time Bomb Ticks Louder, for more tips on managing retirement taxes. To find additional resources and learn more, visit his website at irahelp.com.
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| 0:00.0 | The Big Picture Retirement Show does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice. |
| 0:04.3 | Listeners are encouraged to seek out their own advisors in these areas. |
| 0:10.8 | Hey, everyone, welcome to the Big Picture Retirement Show. |
| 0:14.2 | Today, we have a very rare, but a really special interview lined up. |
| 0:19.3 | I had the privilege of talking with one of the most |
| 0:21.9 | respected voices in the world of retirement and tax planning, Ed Sly. He was named the best |
| 0:29.9 | source for IRA advice by the Wall Street Journal and Mutual Funds Magazine called him |
| 0:35.9 | America's IRA expert. He's an authority and you don't want to |
| 0:41.1 | miss this interview. Now, I've read his latest book, The Retirement Savings Time Bomb, Ticks Louder. |
| 0:47.9 | And I can assure you of this. It has some insights and considerations that might challenge the way you think about retirement planning. |
| 0:57.2 | And, you know, as a financial planner, I build strategies on the premise that the Tax Cuts and Jobs |
| 1:03.0 | Act is going to eventually sunset and then things are going to revert to the previous tax laws. |
| 1:09.0 | But there's a lot of uncertainty about the future, and the tax |
| 1:12.3 | landscape is a constant source of concern and anxiety. And, you know, for those planners like me |
| 1:19.2 | who care deeply about our client's financial well-being, the question that's always out there is, |
| 1:25.4 | are we looking into the crystal ball when we assume that |
| 1:29.2 | the current tax rate is going to stay the same? Or will we someday look back and realize that |
| 1:36.8 | we should have seen the writing on the wall? We should have known that rates were going to go higher. |
| 1:42.7 | Today, Ed Slot's going to help us navigate some of these |
| 1:45.5 | uncertainties and shed some light on how we can better prepare for what may lie ahead. So with that, |
| 1:51.8 | let's jump right into the interview with Ed. Ed, welcome to the show. Great to be here. Thanks. |
| 1:58.1 | You know, I have read your work for many, many years, and it's helped to shape the direction that I've taken with many of my clients. And I think what you've done in clarifying some of these roles around good grief. What is horrendously complex, especially with all of the changes that we've had recently. It's fantastic. |
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