In the following video, senior advisor of The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service Robert Brokamp takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "Can a retiree pay the income taxes owed on his/her tax-deferred retirement accounts using funds from a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) and still have adequate resources remaining within those Roth accounts to have a comfortable retirement?"
What's the best way to manage the tax burden on your retirement funds?
About the Author
Robert Brokamp, CFP®, is a Senior Retirement Advisor and Financial Planning Expert at The Motley Fool and has been with the company since 1999. He covers financial planning, with a focus on retirement planning, in his articles and podcast episodes. Robert also serves on The Motley Fool’s 401(k) Committee and Financial Wellness Committee, and is the author, co-author, or contributor to eight Motley Fool books.
Prior to The Motley Fool, Robert was a Financial Advisor at Prudential Securities and an English teacher. He holds a B.A. in English and Pre-med from The Catholic University of America; an M.A. in Teaching Secondary English from Trinity Washington University; a Graduate Certificate in Financial Therapy and a Master’s degree in Personal Financial Planning from Kansas State University; and a Certificate for Financial Planning from Georgetown University.
Robert is regularly interviewed by prominent media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, USA Today, Fox Business, and CNN. Robert also serves as a tax preparer for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for lower-income and elderly citizens, and as a board member for Together We Bake, an organization that provides comprehensive workforce training and personal development to women facing barriers to employment.