Today Chris Davin, engineer and self taught master of all things Roth, joins Dr. Dahle on the podcast. For anyone who has ever wanted to get all the way into the Roth weeds, this episode is for you. We talk about Roth IRAs, the Backdoor Roth, the Mega backdoor Roth, Roth conversions, and what all of those things mean. We discuss how to determine if you should be doing pre or post tax contributions and why, and how your taxes and tax rate should be considered when deciding what kind of contribution to make. We start with a 101 level discussion before moving to a 201 level discussion and then diving into the graduate level tips and tricks.

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00:00 WCI Podcast #359
03:38 Tax Deferred vs. Roth Contributions: A Deep Dive
11:27 What Is A Roth vs. Traditional IRA?
14:52 Roth Conversions
21:59 Taxes on Roth
30:45 Factors In Choosing Roth vs. Traditional
41:34 IRMAA
49:20 Predicting Future Marginal Tax Rate
54:15 Rules Of Thumb For Roth
56:35 Misconceptions About Roth vs. Traditional
01:07:54 Splitting Contributions Roth vs. Traditional