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Growing your wealth and crafting the lifestyle you want in retirement begins with some basic assumptions. Are you basing your entire financial plan on facts or fiction? Many people don’t even know where to start, much less what is true or false. In many cases, the misconceptions are largely considered facts! In this episode, Joe […]
Are health care costs threatening to put your financial plan for retirement on life support? If you overlook this important aspect of retirement planning, it could throw off your entire financial bottom line. Every day about 10,000 Americans turn age 65, at which point they qualify for Medicare. But for many retirees, Medicare enrollment is […]
Understanding Medicare is an important part of any retirement plan. In this webinar, Jeffrey Riego and Diane Gaswirth of UnitedHealthcare answer 10 common Medicare questions: What is Medicare? Who can get Medicare? Do I need Medicare if I plan to work past 65? What does Medicare cover? Where can I get more coverage? What does […]
A lot of people find themselves confused about the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. Pure Financial’s Chief Financial Planning Officer, Susan Brandeis, CFP®, goes over what the differences are, who is eligible, and what you get with each – making it a little easier to understand so you can decide which coverage is right for […]
Every day about 10,000 Americans retire. Unfortunately, far too many retirees don’t realize that their retirement plan is on life support right from the start because they’ve estimated their financial needs with numbers that are far from the reality they’ll face once they’ve clocked out for the last time. When it comes to planning for […]
Navigating Medicare if you are not familiar with it, can be a little tricky. Pure Senior Financial Planner, Robert Canavan, CFP®, AIF®, covers 5 challenges that he sees clients deal with as they sign up for Medicare – hopefully pointing these out will make your experience a little smoother. FREE GUIDE | Medicare Checkup Guide […]
There are three parts to Medicare that you are required to enroll in, and a fourth that is optional but most people enroll in. Pure Senior Financial Planner, Nathaniel Ritchison, CFP®, AIF® will give a brief overview of the costs and benefits of the different Medicare plans. FREE GUIDE | Medicare Checkup Guide Transcript Medicare […]
Should you save for a house down payment or invest for retirement? How much long term capital gains tax do you pay on a rental property when you sell it after 20 years, and how does a 1031 exchange work? Also, opening a Roth IRA with the Backdoor Roth strategy, and the 5 year Roth withdrawal rules explained. Plus, a couple retirement spitball analyses: are you saving too aggressively for retirement? Can you avoid the Medicare IRMAA, or income related monthly adjustment amount, and high taxes from required minimum distributions?
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Get educated on Medicare and your coverage options with Jeffrey Riego and Diane Gaswirth from United Healthcare Medicare Solutions in this webinar, presented by Pure Financial Advisors. Download the slide presentation. Learn: The A’s, B’s, C’s and D’s of Medicare: coverage and costs of each part Coverage options in addition to Original Medicare Enrollment timelines […]
How to calculate your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) for Medicare IRMAA, calculating your Social Security benefit when you’re planning to FIRE (that is, reach Financial Independence and Retire Early), calculating family Social Security benefits when you have minor children, and devising a strategy to qualify for the Obamacare Affordable Care Act subsidy. Plus, doing Roth conversions prior to early retirement, and untangling stock options, long-term incentives, and restricted stock units.
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Do Roth IRA conversions increase Medicare premiums? How can you convert to Roth and stay below the IRMAA threshold (that is, Medicare’s Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount)? Also, a Roth conversion strategy to account for RMDs, those 5-year rules for withdrawing from your Roth depending on whether you’re over or under age 59 and a half, and “how much should I have in a Roth to be in a low tax bracket in retirement?”
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Find out just how intertwined healthcare and retirement really are as Joe and Big Al answer your questions about Social Security and Medicare, Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Medicare, and the impact required minimum distributions from IRAs have on Medicare premiums. Plus, they also answer questions on strategies for Roth IRA conversions and Social Security, […]
Wrapping up the longest year in history with your questions about means-testing for Social Security, healthcare when one spouse is on Medicare, and how Roth conversions affect your Social Security and Medicare costs, aka IRMAA, the Medicare Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount. Plus, the fellas answer more of your real estate questions: can you avoid capital […]
If you’re thinking of paying off your mortgage, Joe and Big Al can help you walk through your investing and tax strategy first. Plus, after maxing out your retirement accounts and health savings account (HSA) and owning rental real estate, how else should you save for retirement? (Hint: brokerage account.) As a self-employed small business […]
How much of your money should you keep in cash? Should you buy VBK, the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF? Plus, asset allocation and asset location, the pros and cons of the Roth 401(k), Medicare, spousal and survivor Social Security benefits, tax-saving charitable giving, small business strategies, who qualifies to be called Joe Anderson’s “peer,” and […]
