Our Past Shows
Here you will find a year's worth of our past radio shows. Please understand, due to compliance and supervisory guidelines, there is a lag time from when a show first broadcasts to when it can be listed here for later playback. If the show you want is not available, please check back again soon.
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Social Security, Annuities, and Inherited Roth IRAs: Q&A #2431
August 3, 2024
Jim and Chris sit down to discuss listener questions relating to Social Security, annuities, and inherited Roth IRAs. (5:30) George asks about how he can determine the best time for his wife to claim her Social Security benefit. (16:45) George wonders how his mother-in-law can get the Social Security Administration to use the monthly earnings test rather than the annual earnings test. (28:00)...
Listen NowOur Retirement Planning Process and Philosophy Part 7: EDU #2431
July 31, 2024
Jim and Chris pick up where they left off discussing their retirement planning philosophy with fun money and the seesaw analogy. In this episode the guys talk about how and why Jim changed his positioning strategy to better adapt to their retirement spending philosophy. https://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-EDU-Y24E31.mp3...
Listen NowSocial Security, Child-In-Care Benefits, Roth IRAs, Buffered Products, and Inherited IRAs: Q&A #2430
July 27, 2024
Jim and Chris discuss listeners questions relating to Social Security, Roth IRAs, buffered products, and inherited IRAs. (13:45) A listener looks for clarification on claiming a “child-in-care” Social Security benefit. (25:00) A listener asks what happens to a spouse’s child-in-care benefit if the person passes away. (28:30) A listener wonders about any repercussions for not...
Listen NowIn-Depth Principal Protected Structured ETFs: EDU #2430
July 24, 2024
Jim and Chris welcome special guest Matt Kaufman from Calamos Investments. Together they take an in-depth look at the development, brief history (including structured notes, fixed indexed annuities, and new exchange traded funds), function, and options trades in the background of Principal Protected Structured ETFs....
Listen NowDelayed Retirement Credits, Pensions, HSAs and Annuities: Q&A #2429
July 20, 2024
Jim and Chris sit down to discuss listeners questions relating to Social Security delayed benefits, rolling a pension excess to an IRA, HSAs, and when to turn on an annuity’s living benefit. (15:00) A listener wonders if Chris can clear up why his Social Security delayed benefits calculations don’t match the what the SSA website shows. (28:30) Georgette hopes the guys can help...
Listen NowEstate Planning 101: EDU #2429
July 17, 2024
Jim and Chris welcome Estate Planning Attorney, Shelly Thompson to discuss the basics of estate planning. https://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-EDU-Y24E29.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:26:32 — 39.6MB) Subscribe:...
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