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Originally Posted by JGVillages
Converted my IRA to a Roth IRA as I do not need the funds now. I am fortunate enough to have been able to pay the tax consequence due with non IRA funds so now the entire IRA (now ROTH) will accumulate tax free. There are no requirements to take annual withdrawls and if needed you can take as little or as much when you want. I was able to make up my conversion tax consequence in a little over 2 years. From now on it is tax free heaven!
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You bring up a really good point about being prepared with cash to pay taxes without dipping into your IRA investments.
The ins-and-outs (or should I say outs-and-ins) of doing an in-kind transfer of assets from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA might be something worth learning about, especially for those who are longtime buy-and-hold investors within their traditional IRA's.