In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if you should use the “Still Working” exception. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. Each episode is a knockout of information leaving you, the consumer, the real winner. Tune in for new episodes every other Thursday! Ed Slott, CPA Ed Slott and Company irahelp.com ---------------------------------------- Jeffrey Levine, CFP®, CPA, PFS, CWS, AIF, RICP, ChFC®, BFA™ Buckingham Strategic Wealth buckinghamstrategicwealth.com
In the final episode of season 1 on The Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss the topics covered over the last 18 episodes and what to expect from The Great Retirement Debate going forward.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey continue the discussion on whether you should convert or not convert your IRA to a Roth IRA.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether you should convert or not convert your IRA to a Roth IRA.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey weigh the pros and cons of gifting versus inheriting.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate whether or not it’s a good strategy to downsize your home in retirement.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate which is the better option, the Roth IRA, or the Roth 401k.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate SECURE Act 2.0 once again for part 2 of whether it’s big deal, or not a big deal for you, the consumer. This time around, the focus is on the Roth related provisions. Jeff's Blog Article Mentioned: https://www.kitces.com/blog/using-a-family-dynasty-529-plan-for-multigenerational-college-planning/ New York Times Article Mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/your-money/student-loans/student-debt-529-savings.html
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate SECURE Act 2.0 and whether it’s big deal, or not a big deal for you, the consumer, in regards to the provisions affecting required minimum distributions (RMDs), qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) and the new 10% RMD penalty.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey explain whether or not you should borrow from your 401k if you need liquidity.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey go into detail on Tax Diversification and whether or not that should be something you strive for in retirement.
In this Great Retirement Debate, the topic of discussion is 72(t) payments, yes or no?
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate the pros and cons of owning cryptocurrency in your retirement account.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss saving for higher education, and whether a Roth IRA or a 529 plan is the best option for that. *Please Note: The recently passed SECURE 2.0 allows rollovers from 529 plans to Roth IRAs. This provision is not effective until 2024. It is NOT effective for 2023, but it is generating so much talk that it is worth mentioning.
In this Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether or not you should pay off debt before retiring.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether a Roth IRA or Life Insurance is the best option in order to provide a legacy.
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether you should buy long-term care insurance or self fund.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate whether or not you should take the pension lump sum or an annuity income stream.
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate naming a trust as a beneficiary.
Episode 1: In this episode Ed and Jeffrey debate whether or not taking Social Security at age 62 is a good idea.