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Teaching you all about IRAs & Roth IRAs, employer retirement plans, taxes, Social Security, Medicare, portfolio withdrawal strategies, annuities, estate planning and much more!

Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko Andy Panko

    • Education
    • 4.9 • 483 Ratings

Teaching you all about IRAs & Roth IRAs, employer retirement plans, taxes, Social Security, Medicare, portfolio withdrawal strategies, annuities, estate planning and much more!

    #096 - Q&A edition...US government debt concerns, Health Savings Accounts, how to estimate taxes and MORE!

    #096 - Q&A edition...US government debt concerns, Health Savings Accounts, how to estimate taxes and MORE!

    Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: 
    Am I concerned about the increasing amount of US government debt, and how do I think it will impact retirees' investments ( 1:32 )Are there any custodians that offer Roth versions of SEP IRAs ( 16:58 )Is there a simple way to estimate what your total taxes will be for the year ( 19:28 )Could it make sense to invest in municipal bonds instead of bonds where the interest is taxable - even if the after-tax yield of the non-municipal bonds is higher - if the interest from the municipal bonds will have smaller impact on Modified Adjusted Gross Income for things like Medicare premium surcharges and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits ( 26:01 )A listener's feedback on why he feels a living/revocable trust was a good idea for him ( 31 :48 )How much money is TOO MUCH to have in a Health Savings Account ("HSA") ( 36:16 )Is it better to take a year's Required Minimum Distribution ("RMD") all at once, or spread out throughout the year ( 42:05 )

    Links in this episode:
    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

    • 45 min
    #095 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Judy Ocaya

    #095 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Judy Ocaya

    Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Judy Ocaya, who lives in California and retired in 2019. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as when Judy 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 leveraged her professional experience as a retirement plan actuary and more!

    Links in this episode:
    Tenon 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

    • 1 hr 23 min
    #094 – Retirement planner chat, with David and Mary Oransky from Laminar Wealth

    #094 – Retirement planner chat, with David and Mary Oransky from Laminar Wealth

    Andy chats with fellow retirement planners Devin Oransky and Mary Oransky, from Laminar Wealth. 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 someone has "enough" to retire, what consumers often overlook in retirement planning and much more!

    Links in this episode:
    Laminar Wealth's website - https://www.laminarwealth.com/

    Tenon 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

    • 1 hr 25 min
    #093 – Advisory fees...the good, the bad, the ugly

    #093 – Advisory fees...the good, the bad, the ugly

    Discussion of the different ways in which advisory firms charge fees, why the percentage of assets under management fee is illogical and unfair, and what alternate fee structures may be less illogical and less unfair

    Links in this episode:
    FINRA's BrokerCheck - hereMy article about trying to quantify the "value" of advisory services - 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

    • 1 hr 32 min
    #092 - Q&A edition...determining state tax residency, tax underpayment penalties and MORE!

    #092 - Q&A edition...determining state tax residency, tax underpayment penalties and MORE!

    Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: 
    How to establish tax residence in a new state, and how to leave tax residence in your old stateCarrying over capital loss deductionsMinimizing or eliminating underpayment interest penalties by "annualizing" income using Form 2210When in the tax return season should you file your returnIs an advisory fee of 1.25% to 1.50% worth itLinks in this episode:
    My YouTube video - Estimated Taxes, Tax Withholdings and Underpayment PenaltiesMy 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

    • 35 min
    #091 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Tom Santi

    #091 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Tom Santi

    Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Tom Santi, who lives in Florida and is currently in a part-time/transitional work phase leading toward retirement.  They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as when Tom started getting serious about retirement planning, what he wishes he would have known earlier, how he planned for the non-financial aspects of retirement, and a variety of financial topics such as Social Security, investing, portfolio distributions and how he received the CFP in the 1990s but never actually formally practiced as a financial planner!

    Links in this episode:
    Tom's favorite retirement planning resources:Chris Farrell's book, Your Money Ratio$Thomas Stanley and William Danko's book, The Millionaire Next DoorBurton Malkiel's book, A Random Walk Down Wall StreetJohn Paulos's book, InnumeracyDarrell Huff's book, How to Lie with StatisticsAnnie Duke's book, Thinking in BetsTenon 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

    • 1 hr 17 min

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483 Ratings

483 Ratings

Dutch Nenja ,

Love the “real” people shows

All the podcast are well done and insightful but my favorites are the “real” people podcast.

Mathewgolden ,

Fantastic Source of Unbiased Retirement Planning

Andy is an excellent interviewer and when the podcast episode is solo he masterfully explains. Andy has a true passion for helping the public with his planning for, hopefully, a 30+ year retirement. Most importantly, Andy’s ethics are beyond reproach. So grateful.

SensibleInvestor ,

Real People- Real Retirement Stories

UPDATE: Judy Ocaya (Jane Public) thoughtfully shared her retirement plans, trials, and views through a pragmatic female lens that revealed both her strengths and vulnerabilities. A great and thoughtful interview! Loved it. Thank-you, Andy!

Andy intersperses his variety of shows with a monthly interview with ‘Joe Public’ —which gives interesting insights into the unique nature of retirees and their needs. Maybe soon we’ll meet a ‘Jane Public’ who likely will offer some different perspectives. And if you like to start your day with a corny joke or two, Andy has you covered!

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