Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

Andy Panko
Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

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

  1. 2D AGO

    #160 - "Hot topics" edition...Andy and Lauren Hunt talk about the Social Security annual trustees report, the ever-increasing stock market, whether to take out loans or pay for things outright and MORE!

    Andy and Lauren Hunt from Daybreak Wealth share their thoughts on a handful of current events and "hot topics" relating to retirement planning. Specifically, they talk about:  Their thoughts on the takeaways from 2025 annual Social Security Trustees report ( 7:17 )Some of provisions in the pending One Big Beautiful Bill Act that are likely to impact most people's tax returns ( 16:12 )Whether or not to get a loan or pay cash for a new car or house. Or, similarly, to pay down or pay off an existing loan ( 32:27 )Whether buying a 30 year Treasury bond is a replacement for a traditional income annuity in retirement ( 38:19 )When to consider getting a living/revocable trust ( 46:43 )Why the stock market keeps chugging ever-upward, even with so much seemingly uncertain in the world and the economy ( 54:38 )What longevity assumptions we use, and why, when doing financial planning and projections for client ( 1:07:45 ) Links in this episode: Lauren's firm - Daybreak WealthLauren's prior appearance on the Retirement Planning Education podcast - Episode #098The 2025 Annual Social Security Trustees Report - here To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com 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

    1h 20m
  2. 4D AGO

    #159 - SPECIAL EDITION...Provisions of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" most likely to impact your tax return

    In the SPECIAL EDITION episode, Andy summarizes the key provision of the recently signed into law One Big Beautiful Act that are most likely to impact you and your tax return. The topics summarized are: Permanency of the current federal tax ratesPermanency, and a slight increase, to the current standard deduction amountsA new temporary personal exemption up to $6,000 per person 65 or olderPermanency, and a slight increase, to the lifetime gift and estate size exemptionPermanency of the current Alternative Minimum Tax exclusion amount, but reduction/reversion of its income phase out levelsPermanency of the $750,000 limit on residential mortgage principal against which interest can be deductedPermanency of the elimination of miscellaneous itemized deductionsTemporary increase to $40,000 for State and Local Tax ("SALT") deductionsA new permanent charitable deduction for people who use the standard deductionA new minimum AGI-based floor on charitable donations before donations can be itemized deductionsA temporary exclusion from income tax of up to $25,000 tip incomeA temporary exclusion from income tax of up to $25,000 of overtime incomeA temporary deduction of up to $10,000 of interest loans to buy cars whose final assembly was in the U.S.Recissions of multiple "Green New Deal" tax credits such as electric vehicle credits and residential clean energy creditsCreation of new "Trump" savings accounts for children under 18And the bill having NO changes with regards to how Social Security is taxed (i.e. the bill did NOT make Social Security not taxable) Links in this episode: Final text of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act - hereMy written summary of the key individual income tax provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill - here To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com 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

    46 min
  3. JUN 12

    #155 - "Hot topics" edition...Andy and Larry Pershing talk about the Big Beautiful (tax) Bill, US debt, concentration in the S&P 500 and MORE!

    Andy and Larry Pershing from Optimum Retirement Planning share their thoughts on a handful of current events and "hot topics" relating to retirement planning. Specifically, they talk about:  The pending "Big Beautiful Bill" tax bill that recently was approved by the House; what's in it, what's not in it, practical planning considerations around it, etc. ( 8:12 )Potential concerns about US debt US government bond defaults ( 34:50 )Talking to kids and heirs about your estate planning and wishes for after you're gone ( 50:02 )Estimated tax payments for people who recently retire ( 59:40 )Sources and tools to consider using to do tax return and estimated tax estimates ( 1:02:27 )The level of the S&P 500's concentration to the top few companies and the technology sector ( 1:06:04 )Whether 1.75% of assets is a reasonable fee for a financial advisor to charge ( 1:19:07 )What to know and consider when keeping money behind in a 401(k) vs rolling it over to an IRA ( 1:26:01 ) Links in this episode: Larry's firm - Optimum Retirement PlanningLarry's previous appearance on the Retirement Planning Education Podcast - #081 – Retirement planner chat, with Larry Pershing from Optimum Retirement PlanningTax Foundation's summary of the Big Beautiful BillStephanie Kelton's book - The Deficit MythThe DinkyTown 1040 estimatorThe IRS Tax Withholding EstimatorTenon Financial's August 2024 newsletter about - Employer plan-to-IRA rollover pros and cons To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com 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

    1h 49m
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