12-5-25 Roth Conversions, Money Rules & Financial Wellness: What Actually Works?
The Real Investment Show Podcast
Release Date: 12/05/2025
The Real Investment Show Podcast
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Markets enter the pre-market deeply oversold, with sentiment turning increasingly negative—conditions that often lead to a short-term reflex rally. Investors are looking for a catalyst, and even minor geopolitical headlines could spark buying pressure. Key technical levels are in focus today, including the 200-day moving average and a major resistance zone between 6,700 and 6,800, where the 20-, 50-, and 100-day moving averages converge. This area is packed with trapped longs and heavy volume, suggesting any rally into this range could face selling pressure. Volume has been declining,...
info_outlineRichard Rosso breaks down a study that modeled hundreds of thousands of retirement scenarios to determine which Roth conversion strategy performs best over a 10-year period:
• Staying in a traditional IRA/401(k) and taking RMDs
• A one-time Roth conversion
• A gradual, multi-year conversion strategy
RIA Advisors’ Financial Guardrails are timeless principles for building lasting wealth and protecting your financial future. Rich also shares insights from decades of experience helping investors avoid common pitfalls and build financial wellness that lasts generations.
0:00 - INTRO
0:19 - The Roth Account Smile
4:40 - Roth Applications for Different Stages of Life
12:41 - Rules Can Save You in a Turbulent World
14:55 - Annuities Should Be Planned, not Sold
15:52 - A Home is a Liability, not an Asset
18:35 - Set Personal Financial Boundaries
20:28 - Debt Control & Savings Priorities
22:05 - Dealing with Student Loan Debt
24:32 - Invest in Yourself
26:37 - Benefits of AI - Look Ahead
28:34 - Setting Good Financial Wellness Standards
Hosted by RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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