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YouTube video (Craig Wear, CFP®) explaining five concrete ways to pay taxes on Roth IRA conversions when you lack cash. The presenter frames the conversion dilemma for retirees and high-net-worth IRA holders—converting creates taxable income due in the year of conversion but delaying conversions can raise lifetime taxes through larger RMDs, higher Medicare costs, and IRMA penalties. The five strategies discussed: 1) reduce or stop ongoing 401(k)/K plan contributions and use that cash to pay conversion taxes; 2) take IRA withdrawals to pay the taxes (with caveats about timing and penalties); 3) use taxable brokerage or other non-IRA assets (harvest losses, pay capital gains) or life-insurance loan/HELOC to fund taxes; 4) execute multi-year conversions (commonly 4–7/8 years) to optimize tax outcomes; 5) offset tax with charitable strategies (QCDs, donor-advised funds, qualified charitable distributions). The video ends with a webinar and free strategy-session CTA.

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Craig Wear, CFP®

March 31, 2025

About 4–7 or 8 years

$1.7 million

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