1. Interesting fact: When the 4% Rule was originally published by Bill Bengen, he came up with that using a portfolio of 60% bonds, and 40% stocks.

If you're not familiar with the 'rule', it simply states that if you retire at 65 with a balanced portfolio (described above)...
2. If you withdrew 4%, you would 'never' run out of money.

BUT, there are 2 fairly fatal flaws with that math these days, although it was valid at the time.

First, in the 1990's and prior, bonds paid 6-8% on average.

Second, average life expectency was mid 70's for most.
3. Today, it is mid to late 80's, and bonds pay 3-5% on average for the last couple of decades.

So many economists say that a realistic number is closer to an annual withdrawal rate of 2 to 2.4%

In fact, @WadePfau said 2.4% recently. (and he's really, really smart.)
4. Anyway, I'll show you guys how to 'hack' this soon, but that's for another thread......
Oh, and here is where @WadePfau discusses that 2.4% number from last year....

thinkadvisor.com/2020/04/14/wad…

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First off, in this thread, I'm going to explain briefly what a Roth IRA is and why you might want to convert to one, and then in the next thread, I'll show you the most efficient way to do it.
2. So....what exactly IS a Roth IRA?

Well, there are 3 phases of taxation on your money if you're saving for retirement:

1. The Contribution phase
2. The Accumulation phase
3. The Distribution phase
3. With good tax planning, you can save taxes on 2 of the 3 phases.

With a traditional IRA, SEP plan, 403b or 401k, you save money on the first 2 areas:

You don't pay taxes on your contribution, and your money grows tax free.

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1. How procrastination robs you.

I thought you guys would enjoy a little story about what I did to myself recently.

Feel free to point and laugh, btw, but I'm willing to bet your guilty of the same.
2. I had a report to write for a client. Basically, a summary of what we had discussed.

I knew it was going to take me a couple of hours to write, and I would need to crunch a bunch of numbers to do it.

So, I put it off for WEEKS.

Literally, as long as I could
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And it took a couple of hours to do....just like I thought.

However, here is what I realized:

I had been obsessing about writing this summary everyday leading up to actually getting it done.
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If you missed it, part 1 was a couple of days ago.

You can find it here:

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Here are a few more questions to ask a tax professional that you're thinking of using:
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Are your returns computerized?

Seriously, this isn't the dark ages, and manually prepared returns CAN be more likely to get flagged because people can't do math to save their lives anymore.

So, you want someone who uses computer software to prepare your stuff.
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Dr. Dre's divorce cost him almost a billion dollars (800 million to be exact).

Gates and Bezos' divorces cost even more.

Remember, you're entering into a BUSINESS contract with the state and the other person.

Tread carefully.
BTW, I'm not anti-marriage at all.

However, who I chose at 40 was completely different than who I chose in my 20's.

In fact, I'll even have a short video on this for you guys tomorrow.
If you enjoy this video, and want to completely overhaul your understanding about money, from top to bottom, you will LOVE my course Financial Mastery. Check it out here:

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1. How to select a Tax Professional that works for YOU, not the IRS....

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One of the questions I got a month ago was how to select a tax professional, so I thought I'd put some of the top questions to ask to make sure you're paying the LEAST amount possible.
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Honda Civic Sedan: $169/month for 36 months with $2,999 due at signing.

Honda Civic Hatchback: $189/month for 36 months with $3,299 due at signing.

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