Q&A: NUA, Life Insurance & Pensions, Medicare & Travel, and more
April 27, 2019
Jim and Chris address numerous topics on this weeks Q&A show. Questions come from multiple States and span topics such as Net Unrealized Appreciation (NUA) when someone retires younger than 59 1/2, how to use Life Insurance to supplement a pension, Medicare and travel, canceling a Social Security application, and your first year Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)....
Listen NowEdu: Social Security PIA Calculations
April 24, 2019
Are you confused about what the Social Security Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) is and how it’s calculated? Well, you are not alone! This week Jim and Chris, inspired by listener emails, take a closer look at PIA calculations. https://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-EDU-Y19E15.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download...
Listen NowQ&A: Roth 403b rules, Spousal Benefits, Trusts, and 401k Beneficiaries
April 20, 2019
Wondering in what ways a Roth 403b rules differ from a Roth IRA and how that might affect your retirement plans? Jim and Chris answer a question about early Roth 403b withdrawals from a Washington listener. The guys also tackle a couple more Trust questions from Texas listeners- one regarding using a Trust as a 401k Beneficiary and one about assessing whether potential beneficiaries need the...
Listen NowEdu: Inherited IRA 5 Year Rule
April 17, 2019
What is the Inherited IRA 5 Year Rule and how do you help your beneficiaries avoid it? Jim and Chris have spent some time explaining why they don’t recommend naming a Trust as a beneficiary of an IRA. Now they delve into why they don’t recommend naming your estate as a beneficiary. ...
Listen NowQ&A: Avoiding the Roth 5 Year Rule
April 11, 2019
When you rollover your Roth 401k into a Roth IRA is there a way of avoiding the Roth 5 Year Rule? Jim and Chris answer that question from North Carolina listener who currently has a Roth 401k and no Roth IRA. https://media.blubrry.com/the_retirement_and_ira_show/s3.amazonaws.com/TheRetirementandIRAShow/RAIRA-Show-QA-Y19E14.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:22 —...
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