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Roth Conversions from a Thrift Savings Plan TSP? - 254

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2.3681 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The thrift savings plan (TSP) explained, and the rules around Roth conversions from TSPs. Plus, Joe and Big Al answer your questions about, what else, Roth conversions and contributions: age limits on making conversions, backdoor Roth conversions, Roth contribution phase-outs and recharacterizations, and the pro-rata rules. Plus, Joe explains, again, his distaste for fixed index annuities, and we find out why Big Al is called “Big”. Ask money questions, read the transcript & access free financial resources: http://bit.ly/YMYW-254

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0:00.0

Happy New Year's Eve. Today on your money, your wealth, the TSP or Thrift Savings Plan explained.

0:07.0

The updated rules around withdrawals from the TSP, and Joe and Big Al go over the rules around Roth conversions from TSP's.

0:14.0

Plus, the fellas answer your questions about, what else, Roth conversions and contributions, age limits on making conversions, backdoor Roth conversions and RMDs,

0:23.7

Roth contribution phaseouts and recharacterizations, and the pro rata rules.

0:28.2

Plus, Joe will explain, once again, his distaste for fixed indexed annuities.

0:32.9

And we'll find out why Big Al is called Big.

0:36.0

As a reminder, rules for stretch IRAs, RMD withdrawals,

0:39.3

and more are changing in 2020 thanks to the passage of the Secure Act, which was passed

0:44.8

after this episode was recorded. So to be sure that you have the most up-to-date information,

0:50.2

download our Secure Act guide from the podcast show notes at Your Money Your Wealth.com.

0:55.1

I'm producer Andy Last, and here on the final day of 2019 are Joe Anderson CFP and Big Alclopine CPA.

1:02.8

We got Matt from Carlsbad, California.

1:05.3

Awesome.

1:06.7

Good morning.

1:09.1

I guess he wrote this to us.

1:10.7

In the morning. Yeah, over breakfast this to us in the morning.

1:11.2

Yeah, over breakfast.

1:12.3

Yeah, right.

1:13.7

He's got, I have a good sum of funds in my traditional TSP account,

1:19.0

and a healthy part of this is tax exempt.

1:24.3

Okay.

1:24.9

I do not have a large amount in my Roth TSP.

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