
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!
Episodes
142 episodes
#139 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, John McLaurin
Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with John McLaurin. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as planning for special needs and the "generatio...
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#138 – Retirement planner chat, with Liz Yoder from Dependent Financial Planning
Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Liz Yoder, CFP®, ChSNC® from Dependent Financial Planning. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics with a particular emphasis on special needs planning and the unique ...
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#137 - 7 scenarios where it might be beneficial to do Roth conversions
Andy discussed seven common scenarios where it might be beneficial to do Roth conversions:You know your income now is much lower than it will be in the futureYou're married (and may eventually be single)You have la...
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#136 - Guest host edition...Mike Powers walks through his retirement planning checklist
Special guest host, Mike Powers, CPA, PFS, CFP®, from Manuka Financial sits behind the microphone to walk through his 22-point retirement planning checklist, which includes financial, insurance and lifestyle considerations. L...
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#135 - Q&A edition...understanding financial advisor's titles, repeal of Social Security WEP & GPO, umbrella insurance and MORE!
Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: What it means between an advisor who calls themself a financial planner vs wealth manager vs any other label they choose to use ( 10:24 )My thoughts on the recently repealed Win...
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#134 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Brian Alexander
Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Brian Alexander. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as investing, Social Security, when they got s...
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#133 – Retirement planner chat, with Eric Niergarth from Retirement Roadmap Financial Planning
Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Eric Niergarth, CFP®, RICP® from Retirement Roadmap Financial Planning. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, distribution strategies, investin...
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1:09:13

#132 - Why the value in financial advisory services can't actually be measured
Andy explains how there is definitely value in good financial advisory services, but how it's impossible to quantify that value and is often disingenuous for advisors to claim they can, or for studies to try to put a number on itLink...
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#131 - Q&A edition...mutual funds vs ETFs, traditional vs rollover IRAs, how much umbrella insurance to get and MORE!
Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: What's the difference between index mutual funds and index ETFs, and why choose one over the other ( 6:32 )Is a three-fund index fund portfolio reasonable for someone in the dec...
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#130 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Peter Townsend
Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Peter Townsend. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as becoming self-educated in the details of ret...
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1:55:52

#129 – Retirement planner chat, with Andrew Gray from Gray Wealth Strategies
Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Andrew Gray, CFP® from Gray Wealth Strategies. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, distribution strategies, investing, annuities, long-term c...
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1:34:52

#128 - How to decide whether to own or rent your home in retirement
Andy discusses the things to take into consideration when trying to decide whether to own or rent a home in retirementTenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Pl...
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#127 - Q&A edition...concentration in the S&P 500, direct indexing, how to transfer accounts from one broker to another and MORE!
Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: What to do about the concentration of the top few names in the S&P 500 ( 5:10 )What is direct indexing, when could it make sense and how to manage wash sales when direct ind...
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#126 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Jane
Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Jane (anonymous name). They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as dealing with the unexpected death of ...
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1:12:00

#125 – Retirement planner chat, with Jamie Lima from Woodson Wealth Management
Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Jamie Lima, CFP®, CDFA from Woodson Wealth Management and Allegiant Divorce Solutions. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, distribution strat...
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1:33:01

#124 - The basics of taxes and tax planning in retirement
Andy talks about the basics of what to know regarding taxes and tax planning in retirement. Topics discussed include: What sources of income are taxable vs non-taxableRequired Minimum Distributions ("RMDs") fro...
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#123 - My thoughts on 12 common financial and retirement planning rules of thumb
Special edition episode in which Andy shares his views on whether the below 12 rules of thumb are accurate or not: You should always contribute at least enough to your employer plan (like a 401(k)) to get the full emplo...
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#122 - Q&A edition...tracking Roth IRA contributions, what to do with leftover RMD money, using total bond market funds and MORE!
Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: How to keep track of Roth IRA contributions ( 6:45 )Considering getting employer-sponsored health insurance to supplement Medicare ( 12:15 )What to do with money from a...
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#121 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Doug Mann
Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Doug Mann. They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as retiring and living abroad in Thailand and the un...
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1:26:44

#120 – Retirement planner chat, with Erik Barnes from Retirement Portfolio Partners
Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Erik Barnes, CFP® from Retirement Portfolio Partners. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, distribution strategies, investing, annuities, long...
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1:51:35

#119 - Andy's appearance on Rob Berger's YouTube channel, talking about taxes in retirement
Andy appeared as a guest/co-host on the September 23, 2024 episode of Rob Berger's YouTube live stream video series. In it, they discussed taxes and tax planning in retirement, as well as a host of other questions such as account rebalancing, R...
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1:41:14

#118 - Q&A edition...Itemized sales tax deductions, pension vs lump sum, surviving spouse tax increases and MORE!
Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: Itemizing sales taxes on Schedule A of your tax return, particularly when living in two states during the year ( 6:30 )Considerations when deciding between taking a pension or i...
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#117 – Retirement planning chat with a "real" person, Alison
Andy chats with a real person (not an advisor) doing their own retirement planning. In this episode, Andy talks with Alison (last name not disclosed). They talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as the unique planning consid...
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#116 – Retirement planner chat, with Roger Whitney from the Retirement Answer Man podcast
Andy chats with fellow retirement planner Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA® from The Retirement Answer Man podcast. In this episode they talk about a wide array of retirement planning topics such as tax planning, investing, annuities, how to he...
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