"Retirement Planning Insights," provides valuable tax-efficient retirement planning tips and info
VIEW 2022 EDITIONS
Topics discussed in 2022:
- How to retire in 2022
- Social Security survivor benefits
- Tax return checklist and a new podcast
- The four phases of retirement
- Beware the "pro rata" rule with Roth conversions
- Managing investments for inflation
- Mutual fund capital gain distributions
- Misconceptions about bonds
- Alternatives to bonds
- Changes to RMD rules on inherited accounts?
- Investing in I Bonds
VIEW 2021 EDITIONS
Topics discussed in 2021:
- Possible tax increases
- Planning opportunities for the possible tax increases
- The "percent of AUM" fee
- Tax-efficient charitable giving
- Retirement planning basics
- Roth conversions
- SECURE Act 2.0
- Understanding bonds
- States that tax Social Security
- How gifts are taxed
- Catching up on a retirement savings shortfall
- Net Investment Income Tax
- State tax-friendliness
- Interval funds
- Tax return season
- 20 steps to prepare for retirement
- Tax return checklist
- New Coronavirus stimulus
- Beginning of year tips
- What to do with employer savings plan after retiring
- Taxes on rental properties
- Portfolio diversification
- Tax planning podcasts
- The 4% rule
- Year-end tax planning
VIEW 2020 EDITIONS
Topics discussed in 2020:
- The SECURE Act
- Annuities explained
- How advisers can add value
- The 3 stages of retirement
- Tax returns
- Social Security's future
- COVID-19 update
- The CARES Act
- Estate planning overview
- Retirement planning podcasts
- After-tax vs Roth 401(k)'s
- COVID-19 and Social Security
- Health insurance before Medicare
- Social Security widow(er) underpayments
- Widow(er) tax penalty
- Preparing for an (unexpected) early retirement
- Mutual funds vs ETFs
- Asset-based fee models are lazy and flawed
- How advisors are paid
- Hello TERP
- Biden's tax proposals
- Exceptions to the 10% IRA early withdrawal penalty
- Possible IRA and retirement plan changes
- Medicare premium surcharges
- The pandemic's impacts on retirement planning
- Year-end tax planning
VIEW 2019 EDITIONS
Topics discussed in 2019:
- Medicare open enrollment
- Roth conversions
- 403(b) investigations
- Social Security spousal benefits
- RMD changes
- 401(k) and 403(b) rollovers
- The SECURE Act