Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Don McDonald
Ep. 1999: IRA Mistakes You Can’t Undo
30 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
Money Talk Intro
Avoid Costly IRA Mistakes
The 72T Trap
Same-Property Rollover Rules
Fix Beneficiaries and Charities
Watch RMD Penalties
Rebalance Your Allocation
Roth Conversion Strategy
529 Fees Matter
Retirement Portfolio Review
Disclosures and Signoff
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Some IRA mistakes cannot simply be reversed. Don and Tom explain the traps around non-spouse beneficiary transfers, the one-rollover-per-year rule, 72(t) plans, the same-property rollover rule, outdated beneficiaries, qualified charitable distributions, missed RMDs, and portfolio drift. Then Mike from Salt Lake City asks how aggressively he should convert a traditional IRA to Roth before Social Security and future inherited assets change the tax picture. Don and Tom discuss bracket managemen...