Roth IRA Strategies - The Most Powerful Way to Build Wealth | Mark J Kohler - YouTube

Hi mark Kohler here

Let's talk about what I believe to be the most powerful way to build wealth in a tax

Divert tax free way it's called the Roth now some of you know

The Roth strategy backwards and forwards some of you are just learning this concept

I want to break down some strategies that will even Wow the most seasoned Roth investor. Let's do it

First what is a Roth and again, I've got to hit the basics here quickly a Roth is like an IRA

It's like a 401k. It's a special type of account that you can invest in

You don't get a tax deduction to put money in but it grows tax-free and comes out tax-free

In fact, you can pull out your contributions anytime you want but the growth inside of it has to continue

Tax-free until you're 59 and a half and then you can pull it out which is okay

We need more methods to save we as a society don't save enough

Now once you open this account and you start building it

You can

self-direct it one of my strategies i'm going to blow your mind with but this Roth account is a powerful way to build wealth for

The future now, let me share a few strategies on how to maximize its value first a problem

We have to overcome and that our AGI limits adjusted gross income limits the government the IRS

Whatever has said that if you make too much money, you can't contribute to a Roth. You're too wealthy. Don't rule, right?

Well, that's the general rule

I got ways around it

But keep that in mind because if you go to just open a regular Roth and want to put 5,000 or more

Into it, you're gonna hit a barrier. Well, not with these strategies

Number one strategy is to use the Roth 401k

not the Roth IRA

Because with a Roth 401 K

there are no AGI limits you can make as much money as you want and

You can put 3 times as much money or more into it instead of this five thousand or more limit

You've got eighteen thousand or more you can put into a Roth

401 K now if you're an entrepreneur

You can establish a solo 401k even if you have employees set up a group 401k that has the Roth

Visions now whenever you put money into a Roth 401k or a Roth IRA for that matter remember that you pay taxes on the money

Before it goes in or another way to say it is you don't get a deduction

When you put money into a Roth Roth IRA Roth 401k

You have to pay taxes on that money and then it goes in or you go in without a write-off

So keep that in mind

But the first way around these AGI limits is to use the Roth 401k

Number to do a conversion convert some of the money in your 401k into a Roth account inside the 401k

It's called an implant conversion for you entrepreneurs that control your 401k

You can just make it happen, but for employees talk to your employer and say hey

Can I convert any of my traditional money to Roth now?

Remember when you convert money into a Roth you got to pay the taxes on it?

Because it's gonna grow tax-free and come out tax-free

So you pay your taxes now and when you do an n plan conversion the 401k administrator, even you entrepreneurs, do you have to withhold?

20% of what you convert so that way when it's tax time next spring you'll have the money

Set aside to pay the tax on the converted amount, but guys, here's the point don't stress about that

Pay the tax now and you'll never pay it again. You can build that account continue to let it grow

Like I said at the very beginning these Roth accounts are amazing

Just pay the tax now do a little withholding in that in planned conversion

And then when you file your taxes, you'll have the taxes set aside to do it amazing

number three convert traditional IRA money to a Roth IRA

Anybody can do it if you have an IRA already and you can convert as much as you want and your income level doesn't matter

See when you contribute money to an IRA every year at there's limits

But when you convert you can convert a million dollars and you can convert as much as you want

Now remember you got to pay the tax on the amount you convert which is okay again

It's gonna grow tax-free for the rest of your life

anyway, and if you die, it goes into your family's Roth IRA your spouse or your kids so

Amazing opportunity to convert as much as me the old rule was is when you convert money to a Roth

When it came to tax time, you could recharacterize

Undo some of the conversion. Here's their like I don't have enough money to pay the taxes

I want to undo some of my conversion at the end of 2017 that rule

Changed so from now on when you do your conversion

You can't recharacterize it later and the deadlines another important note is December 31st

if you're gonna convert any money, you got to do it before December 31 for a regular IRA to Roth IRA conversion and

December 31st is important for you 401k owners too because you've got to be able to take that

401k and make sure it's set up and that the 401k is going to

Be able to take contributions before December 31st

So you don't want to wait till the last day of December to make a lot of this happen get started early

But remember you can't recharacterize it later next chunking

I love the strategy of just doing it in pieces

Convert a thousand dollars this year convert ten thousand convert a hundred thousand you choose the amount

I call it chunky because you can just bite at the Apple with that

Regular IRA or two regular 401k and just do it in pieces

Then you can pay the taxes of what you can afford out of your own pocket the Roth

401k or Roth IRA doesn't pay the taxes you pay the taxes

But you can convert it in pieces and parts until ultimately

It's all in a Roth bucket now last strategy the Big Kahuna here

This is the climax of this video is that you can self direct a Roth you can self direct any type of retirement account

But self tracking a Roth really puts you at a whole new level in your retirement building strategy

Now what self directing means is you can invest in what you know best

in small business in real estate in notes in raw land in Super Bowl tickets racehorses

Little businesses that you want to help a friend or family member start

You can self direct your retirement account and not feel like you're stuck in Wall Street now

I've got other videos on this and our favorite company to use is directed IRA

You can get set up with them right away opening an account and start

Rolling your money into a self-directed account or converting money into a self-directed account and then on day 2

You choose where you want to invest it?

we've been doing this as a law firm for 20 years helping clients set up even special-purpose LLC's to invest

Multiple accounts into one LLC and then go out and invest into what you make the most money doing in summary

I know this is a long video but lots of strategies here get a Roth account going right away

It's a huge part of building wealth and you will not be disappointed with the long-term benefits

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