107: The Investor's Coach — The IRA Tax Trap Nobody Warned You About with Ira Work

107: The Investor's Coach — The IRA Tax Trap Nobody Warned You About with Ira Work

June 3, 2026 · 42 min

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Ira Work discusses the hidden tax implications of traditional IRAs and shares insights from his extensive financial career.

Imagine going into business with a partner who tells you upfront: at the end of every year, I'll decide how much of the profits I keep. You'd never agree to that. But Ira Work says millions of Americans already did the day they opened a traditional IRA. That's one of several hard truths Ira Work, a 42-year financial industry veteran, addresses head-on in his new book and in this conversation. After 17 years working for firms like Smith Barney and Shearson Lehman Brothers, Ira walked away from...

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