{"podcast":{"title":"Your Money, Your Wealth","slug":"your-money-your-wealth-833911","podcast_index_feed_id":833911,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/your-money-your-wealth/","website_url":"http://yourmoneyyourwealth.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7f020c3d-dd17-4c35-a02d-4efe7f20a328/ymywpodcast.jpg","author":"Your Money, Your Wealth","episode_count":587,"summary":"Making fun of finance. A US News & World Report \"Top 9 Personal Finance Podcast\" (2025) and \"Top 12 Retirement Podcast\" (2023). One of the \"10 Best Personal Finance YouTube Channels\" (CardRates, 2023). \"Best Retirement Podcast With Humor\" (FIPhysician, 2020-2024). Learn strategies that can help you retire successfully. Financial advisor Joe Anderson, CFP® and certified public accountant Big Al Clopine, CPA answer your money questions and spitball on your 401k, IRA, Roth conversions and backdoor Roth IRA, how to pay less taxes, asset allocation, stocks and bonds, real estate, and other investments, Social Security benefits, capital gains tax, 1031 exchange, early retirement, expenses and withdrawals, and more money and wealth management strategies. YMYW is retirement planning, investing, and tax reduction made fun, presented by Pure Financial Advisors - a fee-only financial planning firm. Pure Financial adheres to the fiduciary standard of care, in which we are required by law to act in the best interest of our clients at all times. Access free financial resources and episode transcripts, Ask Joe & Big Al On Air to get your Retirement Plan Spitball Analysis: http://YourMoneyYourWea…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T22:18:22.255959+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-money-your-wealth-833911"},"episode":{"title":"Roth Conversions, Pension Lump Sums & Annuities: Is Bigger Always Better? - 581","slug":"roth-conversions-pension-lump-sums-annuities-is-bigger-always-better-581","published_at":"2026-05-12T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-money-your-wealth-833911/roth-conversions-pension-lump-sums-annuities-is-bigger-always-better-581","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-money-your-wealth-833911","url":"https://purefinancial.com/ymyw/podcasts/roth-conversions-pension-lump-sums-annuities-bigger-always-better-581/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7f7742bb-a96c-4612-8c48-113d5e843b15.mp3","summary":"Schedule a Free Financial Assessment with an experienced professional: https://bit.ly/YMYWassessC June in Washington State is 62 with $2.5 million saved and a $350,000 pension on the table. Should she take the lump sum or the monthly check for life? Spoiler alert: there's a 3-to-1 vote in the studio, and Big Al is the one, today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 581 with Joe Anderson, CFP®, and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, how aggressive should “Homer and Marge” get with Roth conversions, and is it smart to pay the conversion tax from an inherited IRA RMD? Pompous Assets drops his big, fat wallet on the YMYW table next: with millions in tax-deferred and taxable accounts, why is his financial advisor fighting him on a Roth conversion? Of course, Joe and Big Al have some thoughts on the subject. Finally, Johnny Mercer in Georgia is eyeing an immediate income annuity and a MYGA. The fellas break down why that 7.5% “rate of return” might not be what he thinks. 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