Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

Andy discussed seven common scenarios where it might be beneficial to do Roth conversions: You know your income now is much lower than it will be in the future You're married (and may eventually be single) You have large pre-tax accounts Your eventual heirs are likely to be in higher tax situations than you currently are Your plan on moving to a state that will have higher income taxes than y...

Special guest host, Mike Powers, CPA, PFS, CFP®, from Manuka Financial sits behind the microphone to walk through his 22-point retirement planning checklist, which includes financial, insurance and lifestyle considerations.    Links in this episode: Mike's blog post about the retirement planning checklist - here George Kinder's life planning three questions - here Mike's company&apo...

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about:  What it means between an advisor who calls themself a financial planner vs wealth manager vs any other label they choose to use ( 10:24 ) My thoughts on the recently repealed Windfall Elimination Provision ("WEP") and Government Pension Offset ("GPO") parts of Social Security ( 20:35 ) A follow up to a previously discussed Q&A topic...

Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Brian Alexander. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as investing, Social Security, when they got serious about retirement planning, funding potential long term care needs and more!    Links in this episode: Tenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retireme...

Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Eric Niergarth, CFP®, RICP® from Retirement Roadmap 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 know when people have enough to retire, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning and much more! L...

Andy explains how there is definitely value in good financial advisory services, but how it's impossible to quantify that value and is often disingenuous for advisors to claim they can, or for studies to try to put a number on it Links in this episode: Vanguard's research paper - Putting a value on your value: Quantifying Vanguard Advisor's Alpha My article - How Much are Your Servi...

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about:  What's the difference between index mutual funds and index ETFs, and why choose one over the other ( 6:32 ) Is a three-fund index fund portfolio reasonable for someone in the decumulation phase of life ( 17:04 ) What's the difference between a "rollover" and "traditional" IRA ( 20:54 ) How much of your net worth should you cov...

Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Peter Townsend. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as becoming self-educated in the details of retirement planning AFTER already retiring, Social Security, funding potential long term care needs and more!    Links in this episode: Tenon Financial monthly...

Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Andrew Gray, CFP® from Gray Wealth Strategies. 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 know when people have enough to retire, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning and much more! Links in this episode: And...

Andy discusses the things to take into consideration when trying to decide whether to own or rent a home in retirement Tenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning Insights Facebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement) YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified) Retirement Planning Education website - www....

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about:  What to do about the concentration of the top few names in the S&P 500 ( 5:10 ) What is direct indexing, when could it make sense and how to manage wash sales when direct indexing ( 13:21 ) Whether you need to have taxes withheld from annuities or any other sources of income ( 30:39 ) When it might make sense to buy an annuity for only a few years, suc...

Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Jane (anonymous name). They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as dealing with the unexpected death of a spouse, self-educating on retirement and tax planning, doing a really large Roth conversion, Social Security survivor benefits, healthcare options in reti...

Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Jamie Lima, CFP®, CDFA from Woodson Wealth Management and Allegiant Divorce Solutions. 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 know when people have enough to retire, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning a...

Andy talks about the basics of what to know regarding taxes and tax planning in retirement. Topics discussed include:  What sources of income are taxable vs non-taxable Required Minimum Distributions ("RMDs") from both your own accounts and inherited accounts How to pay taxes in retirement: withholdings vs making estimated payments Gifting tax-efficiently Making charitable donations tax-...

Special edition episode in which Andy shares his views on whether the below 12 rules of thumb are accurate or not:  You should always contribute at least enough to your employer plan (like a 401(k)) to get the full employer match You shouldn't help your kids pay for college if it means shorting your own financial security in retirement You need at least $X million (where $X can be whatever am...

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about:  How to keep track of Roth IRA contributions ( 6:45 ) Considering getting employer-sponsored health insurance to supplement Medicare ( 12:15 ) What to do with money from an RMD that you don't actually need ( 16:48 ) Understanding the capital gain exclusion on selling your primary residence ( 19:58 ) How to determine how much you can rent out a rental p...

Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Doug Mann. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as retiring and living abroad in Thailand and the unique planning considerations involved with being abroad full-time Links in this episode: Doug's travel/photography website - www.photomann.com The Rock...

Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Erik Barnes, CFP® from Retirement Portfolio Partners. 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 know when people have enough to retire, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning and much more! Links in this episo...

Andy appeared as a guest/co-host on the September 23, 2024 episode of Rob Berger's YouTube live stream video series. In it, they discussed taxes and tax planning in retirement, as well as a host of other questions such as account rebalancing, Roth conversion analysis, and more! There was also plenty of live Q&A from Rob's loyal followers/watchers. For those who don't already kno...

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about:  Itemizing sales taxes on Schedule A of your tax return, particularly when living in two states during the year ( 6:30 ) Considerations when deciding between taking a pension or its lump sum ( 11:51 ) Should a recently widowed person take advantage of their last year of Married Filing Joint tax brackets and do a large Roth conversion or IRA distribution ( 2...

Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Alison (last name not disclosed). They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as the unique planning considerations of having a spouse who's nearly 10 years younger and how an unexpected major medical condition a few years ago resulted in her being on long t...

Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA® from The Retirement Answer Man podcast. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, investing, annuities, how to help advise people get over the hurdle of not wanting to spend their money, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning and much more! Links in this...

Andy summarizes the tax-related concepts to know when giving to charities, and summarizes a few ways in which to make your charitable donations as tax-efficient for you as possible Links in this episode: IRS Publication 526 - here My YouTube video - How to Give to Charities Tax Efficiently My YouTube video - Overview of Federal Income Taxation Tenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Plan...

We're switching things up a bit! In this week's episode, guest host Mike Powers (from Manuka Financial; was a previous guest on the podcast) chats with the show's host, Andy Panko from Tenon Financial. In the episode, they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics and Andy's view and approach toward them, such as tax planning, distribution strategies, investing, ann...

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about:  Can you retroactively increase your income for a prior tax year ( 2:37 ) How to find a retirement planning tax specialist ( 8:16 ) How the Medicare IRMAA premium surcharge income lookback works ( 17:24 ) Determining how much mega back door Roth contributions to do ( 22:02 ) Is it okay to employ your child part-time in your small business to give them earni...