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This video was a live interview with Ed Slott, conducted by journalist, Jean Chatzky.

The new year brings a host of new planning challenges -- and opportunities -- for financial advisers and their clients. Join InvestmentNews' Chief Content Officer George Moriarty as he sits down with IRA planning expert Ed Slott one week before the release of his highly anticipated book, The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb. Discover strategies and get answers to your clients biggest questions in 2021, including:

Retirement plan investors should position their portfolios to pay taxes sooner, rather than later, according to Ed Slott, founder of IRAhelp.com.

And one strategy to do this is by converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs, Slott said Tuesday during a roundtable discussion on how the next round of federal stimulus money will affect the economy. The rountable was sponsored by public relations firm JConnelly.

After a tumultuous 2020, the IRS will open tax filing season on Friday, February 12th, a few weeks later than years in the past. The deadline to file and pay any tax owed reverts to April 15th, after last year’s COVID-19 related extension.

I’m thinking about buying long-term-care insurance. Can you recommend a particular insurer or type of policy?

Actually, your best first step is not to shop for a carrier or policy. Rather, it’s to shop for a knowledgeable, independent agent.

Because of all the various changes that went into effect last year as the pandemic unfolded, this tax season could be a tricky one.

To help us break it down, we're joined by the one and only Ed Slott, the ultimate tax guru and founder of IRA Help.

Two books are intended to help people who are worried about their finances in the midst of this painful pandemic. One suggests ways of improving your situation right now. The other focuses on ensuring that when and if you retire, your accounts will be in solid shape.

They are both worthwhile, though for complex problems, you will need to look elsewhere.

A new study by the Investment Company Institute shows U.S. households’ missed opportunity in maximizing IRA contributions, according to IRA expert Ed Slott, an area where advisors can provide “significant value.”

Can you amass $1 million in retirement savings with just an IRA? You may be skeptical, but the answer is yes. The real question is how long would it take?

Saving $1 million is totally doable. And success does not depend on unrealistic assumptions.