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How To Accumulate $96,000 of Additional Tax-free Retirement Funds (without saving more)

by | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 comments


How To Accumulate $96,000 of Additional Tax-free Retirement Funds (without saving more)

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There are MANY benefits to having money in a Roth IRA going into retirement, including the following:

✅ You have a tax-free bucket to pull money from in retirement.

✅ You don’t have ANY Required Minimum Distributions from a Roth IRA.

✅ The money can grow tax-free indefinitely….

✅ It doesn’t count as “provisional income” which can allow you to collect social security completely tax-free.

✅ And can even transfer to your loved ones tax-free as part of a tax-free legacy strategy.

But what if I told you there is a way to accumulate MORE tax-free wealth for retirement⁉️

Without contributing any more money.

You might not believe me….

So a lot of people make backdated contributions to their retirement accounts (at tax time).

This is often a good way to find some last minute tax-deductions to reduce your taxable income…

But, if you’re funding a Roth ira you might consider making your contribution as early as possible…

Like on January 1st.

This is can give you more than 16 EXTRA months to accumulate tax-free funds…😎

And that’s on EACH contribution (meaning it has a compounding effect over time).

It might seem like a small difference, but it could be the difference between an early retirement and not retiring early.

Consider this example over 30 years (earning 9% per year):

⭐️ Option 1: Max out a Roth IRA at the end of every year

Total after 30 years = $1,024,709

⭐️ Option 2: Max out a Roth IRA fully on January 1st

Total after 30 years = $1,120,709

You have about $96,000 of additional tax-free money at retirement which could easily allow you to retire a year or two earlier than you had originally planned!

PLUS, this gives you even more flexibility to manage (and lower) your taxes in retirement.

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Matt

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