How the Nerds Do It: How an Investing Nerd Maxed Out Her Roth IRA

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Saving for retirement can be a challenge for anyone — even our Nerds. To kick off a new series called “How the Nerds Do It,” Sean talks with investing Nerd Alana Benson about how she maxed out her retirement account. Alana explains what finally made her able to invest and her unique strategy for funding her Roth IRA. She also gives tips to make the most of your retirement savings. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	Welcome to the NerdWallet Smart Money Podcast, where we answer your personal finance questions
0:37.1	and help you feel a little smarter about what you do with your money. I'm Sean Piles.
0:41.6	This week, we are kicking off a series called How the Nerds Do It, where we'll be interviewing
0:45.7	nerds about how they personally tackle the issues they write about every day. This time around,
0:50.4	I am talking with investing nerd Alana Benson, who is leading the series. I'm going to talk
0:55.3	with Alana about how she started her investing journey and eventually got to the point where she
0:59.5	could max out her Roth IRA. Alana is also going to share her advice for those who want to make the most
1:04.9	of their retirement savings. Hey, Alana. Hey, Sean. So glad to have you on and to hear your story about how you accomplished a great goal.
1:13.0	Before we get into this journey, we should say one quick thing that these are just personal
1:17.3	stories and the info that Alana talks about should not be taken as personalized investment
1:21.9	advice as we are not financial or investment advisors.
1:25.6	With that out of the way, Alana, can you talk about the beginning of your
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