Posts Tagged ‘Roth conversion’

To Roth, or Not to Roth

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 by Cass Chappell, CFP®

My official "stance" on the Roth Conversion opportunity Executive Summary: It’s at the bottom of this post. But, read the whole article…it’ll be more fun. In a prior post, I showed how using funds ... more »

Roth IRA Contributions – An Interesting “Work-Around” to the Income Limits

Monday, March 8th, 2010 by Cass Chappell, CFP®

[If you are an investor who makes more than the income limit for contributions to a Roth IRA - this MAY be for you!]   Many people have Roth IRA's that they opened ... more »

Roth IRA Conversions – The Basic Example

Friday, February 5th, 2010 by Cass Chappell, CFP®

The decision to convert Traditional IRA funds (or a 401k) to a Roth IRA can be a difficult decision.  In many cases it involves the use of several assumptions.  Changing those ... more »

“It Just Doesn’t Feel Right”- Roth Conversion Calculators

Monday, January 25th, 2010 by Cass Chappell, CFP®

Note from the author:  This is the first of many blogs dealing with the 2010 tax rule allowing anyone to convert traditional retirement funds into a Roth IRA.  The decision whether ... more »

Jumpstart 2010

Monday, January 4th, 2010 by Charles Mayfield, CFP®

Happy New Year to everyone!  As we are busy hanging up our new calendars, let's take a moment to cover some basic 'early year' strategies and action steps that can get ... more »

Roth IRA Conversions

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 by Cass Chappell, CFP®

  I have been searching for ANY silver lining to the current stormy clouds that almost all investors have been weathering. 2010 should be an exciting year for investors who are still saving ... more »