Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

#175 - Q&A edition...The CAPE ratio and US stock market valuation, good enough vs optimization in retirement planning, tax on foreign stock dividends and MORE!


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Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: 

  • The CAPE (Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings) Ratio as a measure of whether the US stock market is overvalued or undervalued, and drawbacks with the CAPE Ratio ( 4:32 )
  • The meaning of Benjamin Graham's quote "In the short run, the stock market is a voting machine, but in the long run it's a weighing machine" ( 17:07 )
  • Helping clients overcome their frugality habits to enjoy more of their deferred spending from their nest eggs ( 19:18 )
  • Understanding "duration" and what it means in bond funds ( 26:58 )
  • How Annie Duke's concept of decision making and luck play into retirement planning ( 34:19 )
  • Balancing between good enough and optimization in retirement planning ( 38:45 )
  • Tax withholdings and credits on dividends from international stocks, and whether international stocks should be held only in normal brokerage accounts and not qualified accounts like IRAs and Roth IRAs ( 46:50 )
  • Additional resources in understanding and calculating 72(t) Substantially Equal Period Payments ("SEPP") to avoid the 10% early withdrawal penalty on accessing retirement accounts before 59 1/2 ( 52:20 )
  • A listener public service announcement about itemizable deductions for casualty losses due to federally declared disasters, and how IRS staffing issues and shutdowns exacerbate the inconvenience of the mandatory 20% federal tax withholding on 401(k) contributions ( 55:19 )


To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected]


Links in this episode:


  • Link to Tax Planning to and Through Early Retirement 


  • My company newsletter - Retirement Planning Insights
  • Facebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)
  • YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)
  • Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com
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