IRA Contributions, Special Needs Trusts, Roth Conversions, and Cost Basis: Q&A #2518
May 3, 2025
Jim and Chris are joined by Jake and Paul to discuss tax-related listener questions on IRA contributions from self-employment income, special needs trusts, year-of-death Roth conversions, Cost Basis, and IRMAA. (9:00) George asks how QBI and self-employed health insurance deductions affect how much he can contribute to a traditional IRA.(20:00) Jim, Chris, Jake, and Paul respond to a question...
Listen NowTransition Period Strategy Part 3 – A Case Study: EDU #2518
April 30, 2025
Chris’s Summary:Jim and I are joined once again by Jacob for the third and final part of our series on transition period strategy. This time, we focus on the practical side of asset positioning: how near-retirees can begin structuring spending reserves without overreacting to short-term volatility. We use an example case study to explain how to segment early retirement needs into time-based...
Listen NowSocial Security Benefits, IRMAA, and QCD Timing: Q&A #2517
April 26, 2025
Jim and Chris discuss listener questions relating to Social Security spousal benefits, IRMAA relief, suspending Social Security for tax planning, and QCD timing with RMDs. (3:00) A listener enquires whether her 85-year-old mother, who recently remarried, must remain on her ex-spouse’s record for one year before switching to spousal benefits on her new husband’s record.(12:15) The guys address...
Listen NowTransition Period Strategy Part 2 – Positioning and Repositioning: EDU #2517
April 23, 2025
Chris’s Summary:Jim and I are again joined by Jacob as we continue exploring transition period strategy—the years just before retirement when you’re not yet withdrawing but want to prepare. We cover how near-retirees can manage emotional reactions to volatility while positioning assets to support early retirement spending. For those using our Minimum Dignity Floor™ and Fun Number™ approach, we...
Listen NowTax Planning, Minus-One Method, Inherited Roth RMDs, and Early Social Security: Q&A #2516
April 19, 2025
Jim and Chris discuss listener questions relating to tax planning at full retirement age, the minus-one method for RMDs, inherited Roth RMDs, and early Social Security. (9:10) A listener jokes about the state trivia and offers a suggestion for Chris’s benefit.(11:10) Another listener shares a PSA about delays in online Social Security applications and recommends visiting a local...
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