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retirement
5 posts tagged retirement
- US Investing·
Turning RSUs into a retirement corpus: 401(k), backdoor and mega-backdoor Roth for US employees
Your RSUs are taxable cash flow. Here's how US employees route them into a retirement corpus — maxing the 401(k) at $24,500, the backdoor Roth, the mega-backdoor up to the $72,000 limit, and asset location.
- US Investing·
Asset location: which assets belong in Roth, pre-tax, and taxable accounts
Asset location places each asset class in the account type that taxes it most lightly — adding after-tax return at no extra risk for RSU holders.
- US Investing·
The SECURE 2.0 mandatory Roth catch-up rule for high earners in 2026
From 2026, high earners 50+ must make 401(k) catch-up contributions as Roth. Who's affected, how RSU wages trigger the rule, and how to plan.
- US Investing·
The backdoor Roth IRA and the pro-rata trap: how high earners fund a Roth without triggering tax
How US high earners fund a Roth IRA despite income limits — and the pre-tax IRA mistake that makes the conversion taxable, plus the 401(k)-rollover fix.
- US Investing·
The mega-backdoor Roth: a complete guide for high earners
How high earners route after-tax 401(k) contributions into Roth up to the 2026 $72,000 limit, using RSU cash as the bridge to free up salary.