To Roth or Not to Roth: Analyzing the Conversion Opportunity for 2010 and Beyond

[hegemony]

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476976

[hegemony]

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476976

 

I'm really down on mutual funds, especially after they took about 50% last year.

 

LOL

 

what does a conversion to ROTH have to do with mutual funds?

 

[Operation_Home_Ownership]

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1476976

 

I'm really down on mutual funds, especially after they took about 50% last year.

 

LOL

 

what does a conversion to ROTH have to do with mutual funds?

 

 

If you held tight to your declined mutual funds since last year and added while the cost was down...you are now up 50% and then some.

 

My little ret. egg has doubled in size even since March...no complaints.

[athensgaguy]

If you can only put post-tax in a traditional then I can't think of any downside to converting.