Ed Slott: Act Now on Historically Low Tax Rates

<p>Our guest on the podcast is retirement and tax expert, Ed Slott. He is president and founder of Ed Slott and Company, which provides retirement and tax planning education to investment advisors and financial institutions. Ed has written several books including the recently published <i>Ed Slott's Retirement Decisions Guide: 2020 Edition</i> and <i>Fund Your Future: A Tax-Smart Savings Plan in Your 20s and 30s</i>. PBS viewers may know Ed from his frequent appearances on public television. He also hosts the popular website <a href="https://www.irahelp.com/">irahelp.com</a>, where The Slott Report blog regularly dispenses wisdom about retirement, tax, and estate planning. He provides a monthly Q&A column to AARP and is also a contributing columnist and media resource to <i>Financial Planning</i>, <i>Financial Advisor</i>, and <i>InvestmentNews</i> magazines. Ed is a certified public accountant.<br /><br /><strong>Background</strong><br /><a href="https://www.irahelp.com/aboutEdSlott.php" target="_blank">Ed Slott bio</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.irahelp.com/slottreport" target="_blank">The Slott Report blog</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ed-Slott/e/B001IGOQNC?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1597689688&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Books by Ed Slott</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://search.aarp.org/gss/everywhere?q=slott" target="_blank">Ed Slott AARP articles</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.investmentnews.com/author/edslott" target="_blank">Ed Slott InvestmentNews articles</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.financial-planning.com/author/ed-slott-iag186" target="_blank">Ed Slott Financial Planning articles</a><br /><br /></p><p><strong>IRAs and Conversions<br /></strong><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/taxdeferred.asp" target="_blank">Tax-deferred definition</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/retirement/tax-treatment-roth-ira-distributions/" target="_blank">A Comprehensive Guide to Tax Treatment of Roth IRA Distributions</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.invest