28 min

How Inflation Impacts Your Investments and Social Security WEP/GPO Q&A‪!‬ Retired-ish

    • Investing

Over the past few years one of the hottest topics has been the rise of inflation throughout the economy. Inflation impacts our day-to-day financial lives in numerous ways, good and bad, and has a significant effect on our investments over time. It is a silent killer that affects our spending habits, retirement income and other financial goals you we have. 
Understanding how inflation works over the long-term and how it can affect your investment decisions is a critical piece to your financial and retirement plans.
Social Security has two unique provisions for those who will receive pensions from government related entities known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). If you are to receive a pension from a government related entity, these are two must know provisions to help you make Social Security claiming decisions.
More specifically, I discuss:
The misconceptions around inflation How inflation affects your investments and planning Predicting the movements of the economy and interest rates Listener question regarding Social Security WEP and GPO provisions Resources:
Access Show Notes and Sign Up for the Retired·ish Newsletter HERE Free Retirement Jump-Start Analysis  Ask Cameron A Question! The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:00 - Understanding the Impact of Inflation 
00:04:19 - Long-Term Impact of Inflation 
00:07:42 - Addressing Inflation and Taxes in Financial Planning 
00:11:09 - The Risk of Predicting Inflation and Interest Rates 
00:14:30 - Understanding Social Security Provisions 
00:17:41 - Understanding the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) 
00:18:56 - Impact of WEP on Spouse's Social Security Benefits 
00:20:25 - Complexities of WEP Calculation 
00:21:55 - Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Its Impact 
00:24:14 - Seeking Comprehensive Retirement Planning 

Over the past few years one of the hottest topics has been the rise of inflation throughout the economy. Inflation impacts our day-to-day financial lives in numerous ways, good and bad, and has a significant effect on our investments over time. It is a silent killer that affects our spending habits, retirement income and other financial goals you we have. 
Understanding how inflation works over the long-term and how it can affect your investment decisions is a critical piece to your financial and retirement plans.
Social Security has two unique provisions for those who will receive pensions from government related entities known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). If you are to receive a pension from a government related entity, these are two must know provisions to help you make Social Security claiming decisions.
More specifically, I discuss:
The misconceptions around inflation How inflation affects your investments and planning Predicting the movements of the economy and interest rates Listener question regarding Social Security WEP and GPO provisions Resources:
Access Show Notes and Sign Up for the Retired·ish Newsletter HERE Free Retirement Jump-Start Analysis  Ask Cameron A Question! The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:00 - Understanding the Impact of Inflation 
00:04:19 - Long-Term Impact of Inflation 
00:07:42 - Addressing Inflation and Taxes in Financial Planning 
00:11:09 - The Risk of Predicting Inflation and Interest Rates 
00:14:30 - Understanding Social Security Provisions 
00:17:41 - Understanding the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) 
00:18:56 - Impact of WEP on Spouse's Social Security Benefits 
00:20:25 - Complexities of WEP Calculation 
00:21:55 - Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Its Impact 
00:24:14 - Seeking Comprehensive Retirement Planning 

28 min