Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

In this discussion, the benefits of rolling over an employer plan to an IRA or Roth IRA are outlined. You can enjoy more investment options, lower fees, and better control over withdrawals. However, it's important to consider potential downsides. You may lose early distribution options and the ability to take loans from your funds. The podcast also delves into tax implications, legal protections, and effective strategies for managing your retirement funds. This blend of pros and cons makes for an enlightening conversation!

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: How to know if your 401(k) is good ( 5:57 )Is it safer to bank at multiple banks instead of just one ( 14:33 )How much tax should you withhold from your Social Security ( 21:10 )Whether each spouse needs to take out excess Roth IRA contributions if only one spouse's income put their Married Filing Joint total income over the Roth IRA contribution eligibility threshold ( 25:20 )Should you hire an advisor for a one-time Roth conversion analysis and plan if they claim it can save you millions in lifetime taxes ( 27:20 )Should you own international stocks in your stock allocation ( 31:58 )To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com Links in this episode:Form W-4V to have federal taxes withhold from your Social Security payments - hereDinkytown online tax return calculator - hereMy YouTube video on fixing excess Roth IRA contributions - hereMy article about the futility of trying to quantify the value of Roth conversions - hereMy company newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Andy chats with real people (not advisors) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Ali & Alison Walker, who live in Arizona currently but lived and traveled abroad for a few years after retiring. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as when Ali & Alison started getting serious about retirement planning, what they wish they would have known earlier, how they planned for the non-financial aspects of retirement, and a variety of financial topics such as Social Security, investing, portfolio distributions, how they plan to address any potential long term care scenarios and more!Links in this episode:Ali & Alison's website - All Options ConsideredBetter Investing organization - hereTanja Hester's Our Next Life blog - hereTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Mike Powers, CPA, PFS, CFP®, from Manuka Financial. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, distribution strategies, investing, annuities, long-term care insurance, how to help advise people who are spending more than planned, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning and much more!Links in this episode:Mike's company's website - Manuka FinancialMichael Kitces website - hereMr Money Mustache blog - hereChooseFI financial independent community - hereEarly Retirement Now website - hereAllan Roth from Wealth Logic - hereDavid Hulstrom from Financial Architects - hereTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Andy talks about the main points to consider when deciding when to start your Social Security retirement benefitsLinks in this episode:Tenon Financial June 2024 newsletter discussing how to optimize your Social Security claiming decision - hereRetirement Planning Education June 2024 blog discussing how to optimize your Social Security claiming decision - hereMy YouTube video - Calculating Your Social Security Primary Insurance AmountTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: Whether or not it's okay to have a mortgage or rent in retirement ( 1:56 )Medicare Part B coinsurance of 20% and whether Medigap/Supplemental policies are worth it ( 8:50 )How much money is TOO MUCH money to have in a Health Savings Account ( 13:50 )If I've changed any of my views or processes around retirement planning as a result having chatted with multiple "real people" and other retirement planners in this podcast ( 24:57 )How advisors can help improve the perception of the industry and how consumers can help try to better vet their potential advisor ( 28:58 )How much net worth is enough to consider not having long term care insurance or life insurance ( 43:52 )Links in this episode:FINRA's BrokerCheck - hereMy company newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Laura Maione, who lives in Illinois and retired during the pandemic. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as when Laura started getting serious about retirement planning, what she wishes he would have known earlier, how she planned for the non-financial aspects of retirement, and a variety of financial topics such as Social Security, investing, portfolio distributions, how she plans to address any potential long term care scenarios and more!Links in this episode:Bogleheads forum - hereEarly Retirement - hereFireCalc - herei-ORP Retirement Planner - hereTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Angie Furubotten-LaRosee CFP®, from Avea Financial Planning. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, distribution strategies, investing, annuities, long-term care insurance, how to help advise people who are spending more than planned, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning and much more!Links in this episode:Angie's company's website - Avea Wealth ManagementAngie's "Questions to ask...when choosing a financial planner"Michael Kitces content - here International Living Magazine - hereWomen of Influence Toastmasters Club - hereTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Andy gives a summary of the key takeaways from the recently released 2024 Social Security Trustees ReportLinks in this episode:The 2024 Social Security Trustees Report - hereThe "Summary of Provisions That Would Change the Social Security Program" - hereTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: How to choose a brokerage firm/custodian to use ( 3:00 )How frequently to rebalance your portfolio ( 11:46 )Annual 401(k) contribution limits between employee and employer contributions ( 14:55 )Understanding gift taxes, when a gift tax return is required, the lifetime gift/estate size exemption and the annual gift exclusion ( 19:08 )The two different 5-year rules for Roth IRAs ( 24:03 )How mortgages or home equity lines of credit play into how much of the gain on the sale of your primary residence can be excluded ( 28:43 )Links in this episode:My YouTube video - Understanding Roth IRA Withdrawal RulesMy Podcast episode - Understanding the $250k or $500k gain exclusion on selling your primary residence My company newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com