Roth Conversion Funds

A Roth Conversion Strategy

That May Reduce Taxes Over the Long Term

A Roth IRA Conversion is a technique used by high-income earners—who exceed Roth IRA income limits—to convert traditional IRA assets to a Roth IRA.

Using this strategy with investments in real estate under development may lower the amount of tax due at conversion, while also providing tax-free distributions and no required minimum distributions.

An Efficient Strategy

Here is why this strategy can be especially effective with investments in real estate under development:

Private placements must receive an annual valuation under ERISA guidelines

A point-in-time valuation on a partially completed project often values at 50%-75% of the original investment during the construction phase.

Converting to a Roth IRA during the reduced “fair market value” period allows tax to be paid on the current lower value while taking advantage of a Roth’s main benefit down the road: tax-free withdrawals of contributions and growth.

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Client Case Study

Investor Situation & Challenges:

Our client was a C-Suite level executive of a Fortune 500 company and had a majority of her compensation and retirement savings in the company’s 401k plan. Approaching 60, she was seriously considering retiring in the next 5 years and wanted to see what kind of income she could realistically receive once she decided to stop working. We advised her that it would be advantageous to convert some of these assets to a Roth IRA for several reasons.

Results/Outcomes:

We devised a plan to begin converting funds from her 401k plan into an individual Roth IRA systematically over the next 10 years utilizing various Roth Conversion funds. Our goal is to convert 30% of her 401k before she turns 70. 

Buy utilizing this plan, she will only end up paying taxes on approximately 60% of what we end up converting, and placing a significant portion of her retirement savings into a tax-free account (on the growth and income). 

Additionally, she has lowered her future RMD requirements and now has more control over them once the IRS forces withdrawals from her 401k. Not only are the amounts going to be lower, but now income producing assets are solving most of those requirements, allowing her to the flexibility to not sell stock in a down market. The stable income from the funds we selected also give her the freedom to continue to invest somewhat aggressively even in her retirement years in order to battle inflation and grow her net worth.

* The scenarios provided herein are meant only to demonstrate principals. There can be no guarantee of performance or that any investment will achieve its stated objectives.