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Clay Hostetter, CPA

Clay graduated from Baylor with his Master of Accounting in 2018. Since then, he has worked at Deloitte in the Multistate Tax Services group, Cook, Johnston & Co. CPA group, and joined the R&G team in 2021 to review client tax documents.

Roth Conversions in Down Markets

While no investor would like to see down markets, they are unfortunately an unavoidable part of the ­­market cycle. In periods of prolonged down markets, it is easy to focus on your declining portfolio balance rather than seeking opportunities in other areas of your encompassing financial plan. A weak market like we have experienced year-to-date can create opportunit­­ies for several tax strategies such as tax-loss harvesting and Roth conversions. We want to discuss how individuals like you can reap the most benefit from completing ‘discounted’ Roth conversions.

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