Q&A: Roth Beneficiaries, SS Benefits, and Cost Basis
April 6, 2019
Another week and another round of great listener questions! Jim and Chris address an Indiana listener’s question about using a Trust as a Roth IRA Beneficiary and another listener’s question about the cost basis and capital gains on a stock sale. The guys also answer several listener questions about Social Security Benefits, including a live caller’s, from New Hampshire, on...
Listen NowQ&A: Disability Benefits, Spousal Benefits,Taxes in Retirement
March 9, 2019
Is there a way to avoid paying taxes in retirement? Jim and Chris answer a couple of questions from listeners looking to minimize their taxes in retirement, as well as a California listener’s question about their Disability Benefits and an Ohio listener’s question about Spousal Benefits. ...
Listen NowQ&A: Social Security Benefits, Rule of 55
February 23, 2019
This week Jim and Chris answer questions from listeners in California and New Jersey about Social Security Benefits; including their effect on Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions, IRMAA adjustments, and whether the government shut down has affected benefit statements. Also, a Wisconsin listener asks how/if the Rule of 55 applies to a Roth 401k....
Listen NowQ&A: Rule of 55, PIA, Roth Conversion
December 15, 2018
Jim and Chris field some interesting questions this week about the 401k Rule of 55, Social Security, and using 60-day Rollovers for Roth Conversions. The guys answer a listener question on whether transferring a 401k to a new employer will affect the Rule of 55. A California listener wonders how claiming Social Security is affected if the primary earner is younger than their spouse. Another...
Listen NowQ&A: 401k Clarifications, HSA Rules, and SS Spousal Benefits
November 3, 2018
Need some clarification on the 401k “Rule of 55”? Can you contribute to a previous employer’s HSA? Does purchasing a SPIA of DIA with money from your IRA remove the 10% early withdrawal penalty? This week Jim and Chris address these listener questions as well as more Social Security Spousal Benefit questions from listeners in Arizona, Colorado, and North Carolina....
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