Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

• #141 - Determining how much Roth conversion to do in a given year

  Andy discussed how to determine how much Roth conversion to do in a particular year (assuming you've decided Roth conversions make sense for you). He walks through how to do a current year income & tax projection, and what tax "targets" or "goals" are commonly used in determining how much conversion to do.Links in this episode:DinkyTown 1040 online tax return projection tool - hereTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsTo send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected] group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

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• #140 - Q&A edition...Donor Advised Funds, back door Roth IRA contributions, 10-year Treasury bonds, crypto and MORE!

  Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: Can Donor Advised Funds ("DAFs") be funded with pre-tax IRA money ( 2:22 )How to do a backdoor Roth IRA contribution and avoid the pro rata rule if you have pre-tax funds in other IRAs  ( 5:46 )What are the must have important things to address and get right in retirement planning, vs what are nice to have optimization things ( 10:51 )How come most flat fee advisors don't work with clients with net worth in excess of $10 million ( 19:50 )How to invest excess money in taxable brokerage accounts ( 26:21 )Can funds or investments in taxable brokerage accounts be exchanged in-kind with others to avoid consequences ( 30:07 )Why is the 10-year Treasury bond used as a benchmark for many fixed income products, and why do bond prices change when interest rates change ( 32:49 )How to know if you're over-saving ( 38:27 )Thoughts about timing in when you take distributions vs doing Qualified Charitable Distributions ("QCDs") to satisfy Required Minimum Distributions ("RMDs") ( 41:51 )My thoughts on crypto assets ( 46:29 )To find an "advice only" advisor - www.AdviceOnlyNetwork.comTo send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected] 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

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• #139 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, John McLaurin

  Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with John McLaurin. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as planning for special needs and the "generational" planning involved, investing, Social Security, when they got serious about retirement planning, and more!  Links in this episode:The book John mentioned - The Special Needs Planning Guide: How to Prepare for Every Stage of Your Child's LifeTenon 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 To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected]

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• #138 – Retirement planner chat, with Liz Yoder from Dependent Financial Planning

  Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Liz Yoder, CFP®, ChSNC® from Dependent Financial Planning. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics with a particular emphasis on special needs planning and the unique considerations and areas to consider when you or your child has or is likely to have a disabilityLinks in this episode:Liz's advisory company website - Dependent Financial PlanningLiz's LinkedIn profile - Elizabeth (Wolleben) YoderTo send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected] 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

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• #137 - 7 scenarios where it might be beneficial to do Roth conversions

  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 futureYou're married (and may eventually be single)You have large pre-tax accountsYour eventual heirs are likely to be in higher tax situations than you currently areYour plan on moving to a state that will have higher income taxes than your current stateYou're convinced tax rates will increase markedly in the futureYou want greater tax "diversity" amongst your investable accountsLinks in this episode:Tenon Financial newsletter summarizing the 7 potential Roth conversion scenarios - 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.comTo send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected]

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