Danielle M. Carlson-Murphy, co-founder

90% of CPAs get Roth Conversion recommendations wrong. More alarming is how many pre-retirees are never introduced to the option.

If you’re 58–70 with at least $750,000 saved, get a Free Roth Conversion Report and Retirement Blueprint built with your numbers — this September. Completely free. No credit card. No strings.

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Roth conversions
11 reasons people get bad Roth advice

CPAs and conventional retirement advice often skip the investigation. Here are the eleven places that shows up — from the “don’t convert” habit to RMDs, IRMAA, and the window that may not wait. Read the full list, then get numbers that match your life.

  1. 1“Don’t convert” is often a return-filing habit — not a retirement plan
  2. 2Your traditional IRA/401(k) can become an RMD tax bomb
  3. 3IRMAA can quietly raise your Medicare premiums
  4. 4Social Security taxation can amplify a bad conversion year
  5. 5The 2026–2028 window may not wait for “someday”
  6. 6Bracket management beats one big “all or nothing” conversion
  7. 7Your CPA’s software doesn’t run your WealthSpan
  8. 8Filing-status changes can rewrite the math overnight
  9. 9An unfinished Roth ladder can leave the hard years still ahead
  10. 10State taxes (and snowbird residency) stack on federal decisions
  11. 11You deserve math — not a script — before you move a dollar
Four facts your plan has to survive
You wouldn’t build a house without a blueprint

Imagine buying a perfect building lot on a pristine lake, then handing a builder a million dollars and saying, “Build me a house.” Ridiculous, right? But that is exactly what people do with their money. You need vision, blueprints that deliver it, and the right builder… talking about your money, not the lake house.

If you are 58 to 70 with real money in an IRA or 401(k), these four facts are already inside that house. A Retirement Blueprint is how you get the vision, the drawings, and a builder who can actually deliver.

Market-Bubble Risk

Markets do not retire when you do. A 20 or 30 percent drop in the first years of withdrawals is a different animal than the same drop while you are still saving. Sequence of returns can shrink a lifetime of compounding into a smaller check for good, and a plan built on last decade’s returns will not warn you until it is too late. When was the last time you discussed this with your financial advisor?

Government Debt and Tax Revenue

The United States now carries more than $40 trillion of debt. That bill is paid with tax revenue, and the largest pool of yet-to-be-taxed dollars in the country sits in IRAs and 401(k)s. Required minimum distributions, IRMAA surcharges on Medicare, and the next round of tax policy are not side issues. They are how Washington funds the math. When was the last time you discussed this with your financial advisor?

Social Security Insolvency

This is not a 2050 problem. The 2026 Trustees Report says the retirement trust fund (OASI) is projected to run dry in the fourth quarter of 2032. From that point, incoming payroll taxes cover about 78 percent of scheduled benefits unless Congress acts. If you are 58 to 70, that date lands inside your retirement, not after it. A plan that counts on a full Social Security check is counting on a vote that has not happened. When was the last time you discussed this with your financial advisor?

The Science of Longevity: 125 is the new 85

Most retirement plans still die at 85. Longevity science is stretching healthy life far past that line, and “125 is the new 85” is not a slogan. It is the planning horizon. If you live the extra decades the science is pointing toward, the last 30 to 40 years of your plan are currently unfunded. Outliving the money is the quiet risk that never shows up in a quarterly review. When was the last time you discussed this with your financial advisor?

Our blueprints teach people how to talk to their financial advisors.

Let’s face it, what really matters are results. Here are a few of the lives we are changing, and why we are so confident in the blueprinting process:

Dr. Jha · New Jersey
Cut the fee by 50%
Dr. Jha used his blueprint to work with his CPA on Roth conversions. He had $2.5 million under management and paid a 1% fee — $25,000 a year. The blueprint helped him cut that fee by 50%, saving $12,500 each year.
Adam · Texas
Retiring at 65, not 75
Adam planned on retiring at 75. After his Retirement Blueprint, he has the confidence to retire in 2 years at 65. That’s 10 more youthful years of retirement.
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Who it’s for
Ages 58 to 70 with at least $750,000 saved in an IRA or 401(k), who want total confidence in their retirement plan.
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We start with an actual blueprint (redacted) that was built for someone with a profile similar to yours. When you like what you see, we add your data and deliver Version 1. Our human architects meet you on Zoom to show you a blueprint personalized with your data (Version 2). We then build you a WealthSpan Report™ with ideas to strengthen your plan. We improve 90% of the plans we review!

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Roth conversions
Advice without a real investigation is always wrong

Roth Conversion advice is always wrong if an extensive investigation is not completed. That investigation must include your retirement aspirations, your fears, political views, legacy intentions, and last but not least, your financial data. In other words, any advice that does not include those topics is wrong.

The truth is, there is no single right answer — only time will tell what is right or wrong. Unfortunately, waiting for the future is like playing the lottery after the numbers are announced.

That’s why you need help getting advice that aligns with your core beliefs, and why you should engage in intelligent conversations that equip you to form an intelligent, educated opinion. We can help educate you on future taxation, market risk, and inflation. These topics will ultimately determine whether Roth conversions are right or wrong for you.

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