Jim and Chris sit down to discuss listener questions relating to Social Security, WEP, Lifecycle funds, and retirement planning.

(8:30) A listener looks for clarification on when WEP will be applied to his Social Security benefit.

(25:30) A listener looks for thoughts on his Social Security claiming strategy.

(35:30) The same listener as above asks about Lifecycle funds and potentially using them to cover his Minimum Dignity Floor (MDF).

(54:30) Jim and Chris share their thoughts and also open up suggestions to listeners on if they would like to participate in providing a 10-minute summary of their approach to retirement planning.

(1:01:30) A listener wonders how illiquid assets, such as a home come into play for retirement planning.

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Jim and Chris continue their walk through of their philosophy and approach to retirement planning while sharing details on elements like the Minimum Dignity Floor, Secure Income, See-Through Portfolios, Asset Positioning and the ever-popular Fun Number.

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Chris and Paul sit down to answer listeners questions regarding IRAs, HSAs, QCDs, taxes, and rolling forward passive losses.

(3:30) George asks about being able to take an IRA distribution and rolling it into an HSA.

(22:00) Georgette wonders if she can delay taking her first RMD to benefit from the timing of her current qualified charitable distributions (QCDs).

(43:30) George looks for thoughts on contributing pre-tax in his employer plans in an attempt to allow for normal Roth IRA contributions.

(55:45) A listener asks about being able to use a deceased husbands passive losses to offset potential future appreciation.

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Jim and Chris continue their walk through of their philosophy and approach to retirement planning while sharing details on elements like the Minimum Dignity Floor, Secure Income, See-Through Portfolios, Asset Positioning and the ever-popular Fun Number.

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Jim and Chris discuss listener questions relating to Social Security, survivorship benefits, Roth IRAs, Trusts, HSA conversions, and MDF.

(5:45) George looks for clarification on the Social Security survivorship benefits.

(11:15) A listener asks about how much their Social Security benefit will be reduced by not working up to full retirement age.

(19:45) George tries to get clarity on the 5-year rules associated with Roth IRAs.

(31:45) A listener asks about the thinking behind opening two different Trusts for inheriting retirement assets.

(36:30) A listener wonders about the rules associated with converting qualified retirement assets into a health savings account (HSA).

(45:15) Georgette asks for clarity on covering the minimum dignity floor (MDF) in a joint and survivorship scenario.

(57:15) A listener provides some clarification on FSAs and HSA accounts as well as the custodian responsibility for both.

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Jim and Chris continue their walk through of their philosophy and approach to retirement planning while sharing details on elements like the Minimum Dignity Floor, Secure Income, See-Through Portfolios, Asset Positioning and the ever-popular Fun Number.

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Jim and Chris sit down to discuss listener questions relating to cognitive decline, minimum dignity floor (MDF), taxes, inflation, and fun spending.

(7:15) Jim and Chris begin by discussing several listener emails regarding cognitive decline in retirement and items to be aware of.

Link to New York Times podcast on cognitive decline: CLICK HERE

(26:00) A listener provides her input on the taxes associated with the Minimum Dignity Floor (MDF).

(37:10) A listener looks for thoughts on claiming Social Security, pension income and building inflation adjustments into the MDF.

(57:00) A listener gives their input on dollars invested for MDF and Fun Spending that might not be needed for 10+ years.

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Jim and Chris continue their walk through of their philosophy and approach to retirement planning while sharing details on elements like the Minimum Dignity Floor, Secure Income, See-Through Portfolios, Asset Positioning and the ever-popular Fun Number.

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Chris sits down to discuss listener questions relating to Social Security, survivor benefits, spousal benefits, and COLAs.

(3:45) Georgette looks for clarification on collecting a Social Security survivor benefit.

(20:45) A listener wonders if she can qualify for child-in-care spousal benefits as an adoptive parent.

(27:30) A listener asks how they calculate the maximum possible Social Security benefit in future years (3-6 years down the line).

(35:30) A listener wonders why her kids were able to claim a Social Security benefit based on her husbands benefit amount versus his PIA.

(41:15) A listener asks why Chris uses a Social Security COLA of 2% while looking at the historical average for COLAs.

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Jim and Chris continue their walk through of their philosophy and approach to retirement planning while sharing details on elements like the Minimum Dignity Floor, Secure Income, See-Through Portfolios, Asset Positioning and the ever-popular Fun Number.

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