IRA Rules Quiz: EDU #2511
March 12, 2025

Chris’s Summary: Jim’s back from his conference and Jake joined the show again this week as we tackled the latest Ed Slott quiz. Unlike last time, Jim didn’t give us the book to reference—so Jake and I were going in cold. Jim also decided to test ChatGPT by giving it the entire quiz and the manual. With all that information, the AI was still imperfect. While seeing if we could outscore...
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August 31, 2024

Jim and Chris sit down to discuss listener questions relating to Social Security Disability, Spousal Benefits, SPIAs, Equities, and Roth 401ks. (6:30) George hopes Chris can confirm his Social Security math and give some input on when his wife should claim her benefits. (17:30) A listener looks for clarification on whether his wife can claim her Social Security Benefits early then switch to full...
Listen NowSocial Security, Ed Slott, Roth 401(k)’s, and Buffered Investments: Q&A #2311
March 18, 2023

Jim and Chris sit down to discuss listener’s questions relating to Social Security, Ed Slott, Roth 401(k)’s, and buffered investments. (8:15) George from California looks for clarification on the affects/timing of Social Security inflationary credits for his wife. (14:30) A listener asks a quick question about if she can claim a spousal Social Security benefit or not. (18:45) Jim...
Listen NowSocial Security, Roth 401(k) Rollovers, Inherited Roth IRAs, and Roth Conversions: Q&A #2147
November 20, 2021

Jim and Chris discuss listeners questions relating to Social Security benefits, Roth 401(k) rollovers, inherited Roth IRAs, and Roth conversions. (5:30) A couple of California and Colorado listeners try and provide some clarification on estimating your Social Security benefit with no future estimated earned income. (18:00) A listener aims to provide some insight on rolling a Roth 401(k) into a...
Listen NowSocial Security, Roth 401(k)s, Fun Spending, and Saving For College: Q&A #2146
November 13, 2021

Jim and Chris sit down to discuss listeners questions relating to Social Security, Roth 401(k)s, fun spending, and saving for college. (7:00) A listener from Connecticut asks about how to get a more accurate estimate of his future Social Security benefit. (13:30) George from North Carolina looks for clarification on Roth 401(k) plans and their related RMDs. (32:00) A Floridian listener wonders...
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