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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 09/12/2026 > he-spent-down-the-roth-first-to-save-the-ira-for-his-kids-he-left-them-a-120000-tax-bill-instead-of-a-tax-free-account

He Spent Down the Roth First to 'Save' the IRA for His Kids. He Left Them a $120,000 Tax Bill Instead of a Tax-Free Account

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (540+ words) Saving the Roth for the kids sounds generous, but a rule most retirees missed in 2020 turned that good intention into a six-figure tax burden spread across a decade of their children's peak earning years. Life After Work desk. Editor: David…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 09/12/2026 > for-twenty-years-he-made-ira-contributions-the-irs-never-let-him-deduct-one-form-filed-every-april-is-the-only-thing-standing-between-him-and-being-taxed-on-that-150000-twice

For Twenty Years He Made IRA Contributions the IRS Never Let Him Deduct. One Form Filed Every April Is the Only Thing Standing Between Him and Being Taxed on That $150,000 Twice

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (505+ words) If you have a traditional IRA and your income was too high to deduct the contribution, you’ve been quietly building a stash of after-tax money inside a pre-tax account. That stash is called basis, and the only thing separating you…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 09/12/2026 > he-moved-a-500000-ira-to-a-new-broker-and-missed-the-60-day-window-by-two-days-the-irs-has-a-waiver-and-almost-nobody-asks-for-it

He Moved a $500,000 IRA to a New Broker and Missed the 60-Day Window by Two Days. The IRS Has a Waiver, and Almost Nobody Asks for It

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (959+ words) A single missed deadline turned a half-million-dollar retirement account into a potential six-figure tax bill, but the IRS quietly offers a way out that most taxpayers and even many advisors never think to use. The check for $500,000 sat on the…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > social-security > 09/09/2026 > he-spent-20-winters-repairing-a-great-lakes-shipping-lifeline-social-security-counted-every-season-his-federal-pension-counted-none

He Spent 20 Winters Repairing a Great Lakes Shipping Lifeline. Social Security Counted Every Season; His Federal Pension Counted None.

5+ day, 44+ min ago   (750+ words) A federal worker spent 20 winters repairing one of the Great Lakes' most critical shipping corridors, and Social Security logged every paycheck. His federal pension tells a completely different story, and the reason has nothing to do with the ice. This…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 09/05/2026 > social-security-kept-14000-of-his-checks-because-he-worked-past-62-and-at-67-they-quietly-started-paying-it-back-the-refund-rule-nobody-at-the-agency-explains

Social Security "Kept" $14,000 of His Checks Because He Worked Past 62, and At 67, They Quietly Started Paying It Back. The Refund Rule Nobody at the Agency Explains

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (541+ words) Social Security withheld months of checks while he worked past 62, and he had no idea the agency was keeping a quiet tab. What happens at full retirement age catches most people completely off guard. Life After Work desk. Editor: David…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > social-security > 09/01/2026 > he-sold-the-permit-with-the-boat-social-security-counted-the-last-catch-and-ignored-the-right-to-another-one

He Sold the Permit With the Boat. Social Security Counted the Last Catch and Ignored the Right to Another One.

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (621+ words) When a salmon fisherman sold his boat, gear, and fishing permit in one deal, Social Security split that single transaction into three separate categories and only recognized one of them as earnings. Knowing which piece falls where could protect months…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > social-security > 09/01/2026 > he-took-a-60000-city-road-job-with-a-pension-social-security-treated-the-year-like-he-never-worked

He Took a $60,000 City Road Job With a Pension. Social Security Treated the Year Like He Never Worked.

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (600+ words) A city road worker can spend a full year paving the same highways he always did, collect every paycheck and earn a pension credit every month, while Social Security records the entire year as if he never showed up for…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 08/26/2026 > his-self-directed-ira-owned-a-600000-rental-one-turn-of-a-wrench-put-the-entire-account-at-risk

His Self-Directed IRA Owned a $600,000 Rental. One Turn of a Wrench Put the Entire Account at Risk.

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (645+ words) A retiree grabbed a wrench and fixed a leaky valve on his rental property, saving $180 on a plumber. That single act may have handed the IRS grounds to vaporize a $600,000 retirement account built over fifteen years. The danger was not…...