67-year-old Couple Retires with $12,000/month ($6,400/month Completely Tax-free)‼️
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⭐️ Here are the details ⭐️
☑️ Dharma and Greg are 67
☑️ They retire this year
☑️ $2,400/month from Social Security (each)
☑️ $331,000 IRA Annuity bought 10 years ago
☑️ $650,000 in Roth 401k’s
☑️ $300,000 in Non-qualified Stocks
⭐️ STEP 1: Create Flexible Tax-free Income Base (w/ possible legacy opportunity) ⭐️
☑️ First they will consolidate Roth 401k’s into Roth IRA’s
☑️ They will use this as their first source of tax-free income
☑️ They will invest this aggressively hoping to outpace their withdrawals
☑️ We will take a 6% annual withdrawal which = $3,250 per month (tax-free)
🔥 if the market does well this balance will last for life AND create a potential tax-free legacy for children & grandchildren
🔥If this income runs out they still have multiple sources of guaranteed, lifetime income (for retirement)
⭐️ STEP 2: Optimize Taxable Income Withdrawals ⭐️
☑️ $720/month from Social Security will be collected tax-free
☑️ Their IRA income annuity will pay $3,950/month which is ALL taxable…
However, their standard deduction allows them to collect $2,433/month tax-free, meaning they will collect a total of $144,000 per year with only $67,160 being taxable income
(Note: The Roth IRA income really helps them push their other sources of taxable income down into lower tax brackets)
⭐️ STEP 3: Leverage Long-term Capital gains (if necessary) ⭐️
☑️ Stock account can be used for supplemental income (as needed)
☑️ BUT, this current plan has them paying only 5.4% per year in annual federal taxes
☑️ This means they should preserve their stocks for wealth transfer
☑️ OR as a way to deal with potential tax changes in retirement
Final Results:
🔥 They have a comfortable income of $12,000/month in retirement
🔥 They are only paying approximately 5.4% in annual federal taxes (their tax bill shows $67,160 of income while they’re actually collecting $144,000)!
🔥 They have prioritized guaranteed income with pre-tax dollars (which are much less favorable for their loved ones)
🔥 They also have a ton of market exposure for long-term growth potential with a TAX-FREE vehicle (their Roth IRA money)
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