3-9-26 IRA's - The Ticking Tax Bomb

Is your IRA a ticking tax time bomb? Most retirement savers don't realize that every dollar sitting in a traditional IRA will eventually be taxed — and you may have little say over when, how much, or at what rate. Danny Ratliff & Sarah Buenger break down the three critical dimensions of IRA tax planning: a proactive multi-year conversion strategy, the risks of doing nothing, and legacy planning considerations that could determine how much your heirs actually keep. Hosted by RIA Advisors Senior Investment Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP, w Senior Investment Advisor, Sarah Buenger, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer 0:00 - INTRO 0:22 - Oil, Gasoline, & Market Commentary 3:51 - What Will the Fed Do Next? 6:06 - Tax Strategies & Management 7:52 - The Ticking Tax Time Bomb 10:10 - Doing Roth Conversions in a Down Market 13:02 - The IRS Uniform Lifetime Table 15:47 - No More Stretch IRA's 17:32 - Retirement Income Trough & RMD's 21:15 - Building Money Buckets 25:34 - Money for Medical Expenses 27:02 - Implications of relocating to no-income tax state 29:19 - Qualified Charitable Donations 31:51 - Dealing with RMD's & IRMAA's 34:00 - Multi-year strategies 37:54 - Estate Planning w Roth Assets ------- Register for our next Candid Coffee, 3/21/26, and Ask Us Anything: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/events/ask-us-anything/ ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/p6Fp1bhtsDE ------- Watch our previous show, "Diversification Is Not Risk Management," here: https://youtube.com/live/9m5uCWh7hWw -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Markets Reclaim 100-DMA," is here: https://youtu.be/MntZ-KayzxA ------- Download Lance's Latest e-book, "Laws of Money & Wealth:"https://realinvestmentadvice.com/ria-e-guide-library/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to SimpleVisor: https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #IRAPlanning #RothConversion #RetirementTaxStrategy #RMDPlanning #WealthTransfer