Can You Contribute to Both Traditional and Roth IRA? - YouTube

Channel: James Schultz, Ph.D.

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- Can you contribute to both Traditional and Roth IRAs?
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Yeah, sort of.
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Okay man, so let's get right into it.
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So can you contribute to both a Traditional
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and a Roth IRA simultaneously?
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Yes, you can.
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You just have to be aware that you're still
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gonna be subject to the same income limitations
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and contribution limitations.
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Remember, we already hit on the IRA income limits for 2019
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and the IRA contribution limits for 2019
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in that Spousal IRAs video.
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So make sure you go jam on that guy if you missed it
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the first go around.
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But those same rules are going
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to be very applicable here too.
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As long as you have earned income in excess
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of the contribution limits, then you can still contribute
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$6,000 if you are under the age of 50
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and $7,000 if you are over the age of 50.
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This is a cumulative total across
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both Traditional and Roth IRAs.
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So for example, if you contribute $3,000 to your Roth
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and you're under the age of 50,
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then you can only contribute $3,000 to your Traditional.
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If you contribute $4,000 to your Traditional
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and you're over the age of 50,
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then you can only contribute $3,000 to your Roth.
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And hey, don't forget, the key difference
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is Traditional IRAs allow you to save
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on your tax bill now potentially,
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while Roth IRAs allow you to save on your tax bill later
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because all your withdrawls,
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whenever you take all that money out way down the road,
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are going to be tax-free.
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That's it.
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There it is.
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Q&A time - Madames and Monsieurs.
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Question number one, so all right Jim, shoot me straight,
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which one should I do, Traditional or Roth?
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That's a really great question,
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and I think for most people, if you already have
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a 401(k)-type retirement account at your work,
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you're saving on your tax bill now
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with that 401(k) account.
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So it probably makes sense from a,
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let's call it a tax diversification standpoint
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to go ahead and bring a Roth into the mix
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to give you some tax savings later too.
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Question number two, all right Jim, I like that man,
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I'm feeling you.
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So what's the best IRA investment?
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Ooh, another great question.
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