Retire Ready with Kyle Hammerschmidt Kyle Hammerschmidt

SummaryIn this episode, Kyle and Kolin discuss steps three and four of a tax-efficient retirement plan. Step three focuses on understanding the order of withdrawals, which involves categorizing money by tax impact and developing a withdrawal strategy. The goals of a withdrawal strategy include maximizing retirement spending, minimizing taxes, enhancing portfolio longevity, reducing long-term tax bills, and eliminating or reducing taxes on Social Security benefits. Step four involves understan...

SummaryIn this episode, Kyle and Kolin discuss the three tax funnels that can be used to build a tax-efficient retirement plan. The first funnel is the tax later bucket, where contributions are made with pre-tax dollars, such as employer plans and IRAs. Distributions from this account are taxed as income. The second funnel is the tax now bucket, where contributions are made with after-tax dollars, such as brokerage accounts. The growth or income from this account is subject to taxes. The thir...

In this episode, Kolin and Kyle discuss step number one of a tax-efficient retirement plan: provisional income. Provisional income is used to determine whether a portion of your Social Security benefits are taxable. The four components of provisional income are non-taxable interest, ordinary income, dividends and capital gains, and half of the household Social Security benefit. They provide examples of two different strategies: the traditional strategy, where most income is subject to federal...

SummaryIn this episode of the Retire Ready Podcast, Kolin and Kyle discuss the importance of tax planning in retirement. They highlight the underappreciation of tax planning by pre-retirees and their financial advisors, and emphasize that the lack of tax planning can result in paying more taxes than necessary. The hosts provide six steps to building a tax-efficient retirement plan, including mastering provisional income, categorizing money by tax impact, strategizing the order of withdrawals,...

SummaryIn this conversation, Kyle and Kolin discuss the mistakes people make when hiring a financial advisor. They highlight 6 key mistakes and provide advice on how to avoid them. The mistakes include ignoring the importance of tax planning, not having a strategic investment plan, confusing fee-based and fee-only advisors, focusing on investments before comprehensive planning, relying on big financial firms for guidance, and not seeking a customized retirement plan. The conversation emphasiz...

This week on the show, we’re diving into the mailbag to answer some recent listener questions that have landed in Kyle’s inbox. He will share his thoughts on these inquiries and share helpful tips for those of you who might’ve found yourself in a similar situation. Stay tuned to see what you can learn!Here are the questions we tackle in today’s show:I’m 67 and have reached full retirement age for Social Security, but I don’t plan on retiring soon. Should I go ahead and take it now because I’m...