Q&A: Early Retirement Roth Conversions
May 4, 2019
If you retire early, is it wise to use the years before reaching full retirement age to do Roth Conversions at a lower tax rate? Join Chris and Jo as they answer a multi-part question from a Washington listener about using early retirement years for Roth Conversions. They discuss important considerations, annual conversion targets, tax implications, and more....
Listen NowEdu: Tax Optimized Spending with Bucketing
May 1, 2019
A question from a Texas listener inspires Jim and Chris to take a closer look at Tax Optimized Spending with the Bucketing Strategy. The good news is that planning your spending from your Buckets may not be as complicated as you think! Chris shares a simple way of determining how much to spend from your “always taxable”, “maybe taxable”, and “never taxable”...
Listen NowEdu: Social Security PIA Calculations
April 24, 2019
Are you confused about what the Social Security Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is and how it’s calculated? Well, you are not alone! This week Jim and Chris, inspired by listener emails, take a closer look at PIA calculations. https://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-EDU-Y19E15.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download...
Listen NowQ&A: Roth 403b rules, Spousal Benefits, Trusts, and 401k Beneficiaries
April 20, 2019
Wondering in what ways a Roth 403b rules differ from a Roth IRA and how that might affect your retirement plans? Jim and Chris answer a question about early Roth 403b withdrawals from a Washington listener. The guys also tackle a couple more Trust questions from Texas listeners- one regarding using a Trust as a 401k Beneficiary and one about assessing whether potential beneficiaries need the...
Listen NowEdu: Inherited IRA 5 Year Rule
April 17, 2019
What is the Inherited IRA 5 Year Rule and how do you help your beneficiaries avoid it? Jim and Chris have spent some time explaining why they don’t recommend naming a Trust as a beneficiary of an IRA. Now they delve into why they don’t recommend naming your estate as a beneficiary. ...
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