Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of ...
A Roth conversion involves transferring funds from a pre-tax retirement account, like a traditional IRA or 401(k), into a Roth IRA. You pay taxes on the converted amount in the year of the conversion ...
A Roth IRA is a type of investment account, not an investment itself. Once you fund it, you need to select investments. The main tax benefit is that while contributions are not tax-deductible in the ...
Recent dips in the market were good opportunities to convert traditional IRAs and 401(k)s to Roth accounts, advisors say. But clients who missed out shouldn’t despair. “Periods of increased market ...
What Is a Backdoor Roth IRA? The backdoor Roth IRA is a maneuver that allows high earners to contribute indirectly to a Roth IRA when their incomes disqualify them from making direct contributions.
Meagan is a former Series 7 financial advisor and current writer focused on blending straightforward information with a dose of humor on topics including equity investments, insurance products, and ...