Jill on Money Radio Show: Roth or Pre-Tax?

Surprise, surprise, both our callers in hour one have Roth related questions.

Honest to goodness, anything related to Roth money is by far the most popular question we receive.

Should you be using your traditional 401(k) at work or should you be using the Roth 401(k)?

Should you be doing backdoor Roth conversions?

You get the point. We’ll also mix in the usual handful of other retirement related questions.

Risk: success requires risk, risk that stands firmly on the platform of integrity.

Reward: integrity inspires reward, generosity toward those who helped you succeed.

Repeat: generosity fuels repetition, helping others to forge their own way forward.

These are the lifelong tenets of Eric Gleacher, the Marine Corps officer and investment banker who, along with a handful of others, dominated the Mergers & Acquisitions industry in the latter half of the twentieth century and transformed the face of American business.

He also happens to be our guest this week in hour two to discuss his recently released book, Risk. Reward. Repeat.: How I Succeeded and How You Can Too.

Risk. Reward. Repeat. chronicles his compelling journey: from a profoundly isolated childhood to the hardcore leadership lessons of the Marine Corps, to Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley, to his own firm, going toe-to-toe with the giants of Wall Street.

Gleacher's book puts today's culture of hype, tricks, and life-hacks to shame with its simple, timeless formula: be yourself, tell the truth, lead by example, do your best, own your mistakes, work hard, take risks, earn your success, and pay it forward.

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