Re: Roth IRA Conversion Anyone?

2009-10-05 Thread G Money
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > (1.) Roth income restrictions are stupid policy, but the Republicans > were too dumb to remove them for more than a year, or > > (2.) Roth income restrictions are a good policy, but even so the > Republicans passed a quick little give away a

Re: Roth IRA Conversion Anyone?

2009-10-05 Thread Gruss Gott
> g Money wrote: > > indeed, which is why i've got one. > But the traditionals for people that don't qualify for Roth still have the benefit of staying tax-free while the interest accrues. The idea is that if you were taxed today you'd be taxed at a higher rate than in retirement plus you'd lose

Re: Roth IRA Conversion Anyone?

2009-10-05 Thread G Money
indeed, which is why i've got one. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:45 AM, J.J. Merrick wrote: > > Yes but the growth is considered tax-free... if it was a normal > investment account you would pay taxes on the money. In the end the > numbers always come out in your favor on a Roth. > > > -J.J. > > On

Re: Roth IRA Conversion Anyone?

2009-10-05 Thread J.J. Merrick
Yes but the growth is considered tax-free... if it was a normal investment account you would pay taxes on the money. In the end the numbers always come out in your favor on a Roth. -J.J. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 7:48 AM, G Money wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >>

Re: Roth IRA Conversion Anyone?

2009-10-05 Thread G Money
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > I just ran across another sweet Bush-era giveaway: the 2010 Roth IRA > conversion. > > In case you are't familiar, Roth IRAs are tax-free savings accounts > for anyone making $100K or less. > Nothing is tax free. Roth's are funded with afte

Re: Roth IRA Conversion Anyone?

2009-10-02 Thread Sam
OK, now please explain to the drinkers in the crowd why that's a bad thing :) On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > I just ran across another sweet Bush-era giveaway: the 2010 Roth IRA > conversion. > > In case you are't familiar, Roth IRAs are tax-free savings accounts > for an

Roth IRA Conversion Anyone?

2009-10-02 Thread Gruss Gott
I just ran across another sweet Bush-era giveaway: the 2010 Roth IRA conversion. In case you are't familiar, Roth IRAs are tax-free savings accounts for anyone making $100K or less. If you make more than $100k then you have to go with a traditional IRA. Here's the basic difference (I think): *