Video Overview
The writer lists the couple's Traditional IRA and 401(k) balances, cash, and other stock-market assets. Her husband may need to find a new job in about a year because they do not want to relocate for his employer. She asks whether keeping the cash allocation in a Traditional IRA would make emergency access difficult and whether each spouse should contribute only enough to receive the employer's 401(k) match. James discusses account types, a Roth conversion during a lower-income period, a rollover after leaving a job, cash placement, and matched contributions. This is a response to one case, not investment or tax advice from this site.
Key Takeaways
- The couple holds Traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, cash, and stock-market assets, while the husband may change jobs in about a year.
- The writer asks whether the portfolio's cash should remain in a brokerage account or a Traditional IRA and whether emergency access would be restricted.
- James favors Roth accounts, conversion during a lower-income period, and a rollover after leaving the job. He says cash may sit in a brokerage account and Traditional IRA, leveraged funds may be considered for the Roth IRA, and Traditional 401(k) contributions should stop at the match if no Roth 401(k) is offered.
Chapters
About 00:00:13 · Household assets and a possible job change
The writer reviews the couple's retirement accounts, cash, and stock holdings and explains that her husband may need a new job because they do not want to relocate.
About 00:00:50 · Where to hold cash and how much to contribute
She asks whether cash in a Traditional IRA would be difficult to access in an emergency and whether the couple should stop their 401(k) contributions at the 3% and 6% employer matches.
About 00:01:48 · Roth accounts, conversion, and rollover
James responds about retirement account types, a Roth conversion during a lower-income period, a 401(k) rollover, cash placement, and matched contributions when no Roth 401(k) is offered.
Related Topics
401(k), Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, employer match, cash allocation, brokerage account, rollover
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