Roth Conversions are a topic that comes up occasionally so I thought I'd talk a bit about how we currently think about this. For those who aren't familiar, a Roth Conversion is when you take some of (or all) the money that is currently sitting in a pre-tax IRA/401k/403b/457b and move it to a Roth … Continue reading Our BETR Roth Conversion Decision Spreadsheet
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The Extraordinary Opportunity of Starting Early (and Privilege)
Note: This post is going to assume a lot of privilege. It's not going to address the very real issues of income inequality and systemic disadvantage, as those are a bit beyond my wheelhouse (although I do have pretty strong opinions about policy changes we should make that could at least help address those issues). … Continue reading The Extraordinary Opportunity of Starting Early (and Privilege)
Spreadsheet: Gifting an Employer Match
Some of the episodes in my new podcast series Teaching You to Fisch (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube) include spreadsheets I've created to illustrate particular topics. Some of them are modifications of spreadsheets I've used before and some are newly created. Because not everyone is going to choose to watch/listen to the podcasts (they are really … Continue reading Spreadsheet: Gifting an Employer Match
Inherited IRAs and the Sidedoor 401k/403b/457b/IRA/HSA
Recently I’ve suggested to two different people something they might want to consider regarding an IRA they have inherited from a parent. While this strategy seems pretty straightforward to me, it was very much a surprise to them so I thought it might be worth a quick blog post (well, "quick" for me :-). This … Continue reading Inherited IRAs and the Sidedoor 401k/403b/457b/IRA/HSA


