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Ready For Retirement

What Are the Pros and Cons of Mega Backdoor Roth Conversions?

Ready For Retirement

James Conole, CFP®

Investment Planning, Bonds, Education, Stocks, Cash, Business, Dividend Investing, Retirement Planning, Retirement, Investing, Tax Planning

5706 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In this episode of Ready for Retirement, James discusses the pros and cons of Mega Backdoor Roth Conversions. Questions Answered: When does it make most sense to implement?What are the best strategies to implement Mega Backdoor Roth Conversions?How can your overall retirement strategy be improved?Check out our main channel on YouTube here! LET'S CONNECT! FacebookLinkedInWebsiteENJOY THE SHOW? Don't miss an episode, subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play Create ...

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0:00.0

Discover the tips and strategies that will help you achieve your retirement goals.

0:09.3

I'm your host, James Canole, and this is the podcast dedicated to helping you retire well.

0:14.2

It all starts right here on Ready for Retirement. retirement.

0:29.9

Hi, everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Ready for Retirement.

0:31.1

I'm your host, James Cannell.

0:35.0

Today's episode is going to be about mega backdoor Roth conversions.

0:36.5

We'll describe what it is.

0:38.0

We'll describe where it comes into play.

0:42.7

And really, we'll talk about when does it make sense and when doesn't make sense when you look at your overall financial strategy. This episode is based upon a listener question and the

0:47.7

listener's name is Eric. Eric says this. He says, hi, James. Thank you for your excellent podcast.

0:51.9

I have successfully been taking advantage of the aftertax contribution slash conversion strategy, in parentheses, mega back to a Roth, and my 401k

1:00.2

for three years, and I've always done this later in the year. Assuming my plan permits it, and I do not

1:05.2

exceed the IRS total aggregate contribution limits, do you see any reason why I shouldn't execute

1:09.9

the strategy early in

1:11.0

23 if the market is still at lower valuations? Thank you very much. All right, Eric,

1:17.3

well, thank you very much for that question, excited to go through it today. Just a quick reminder,

1:22.2

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1:25.9

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1:27.7

and on Apple Podcasts allows more people to find the show. The more people to find the show,

1:32.9

the more people that can prepare for a secure retirement. So share it with your friends,

1:37.0

your family. Leave a review, please. Helps the show to keep growing. And also be sure to check us out

1:41.6

on YouTube under Root Financial Partners.

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