How to Retire: Prioritize Tax Planning in Retirement
Description
Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, interviews financial experts about different aspects of retirement in ‘How to Retire,’ the companion podcast to her book of the same name. In this episode, Christine talks with financial planning expert Jeff Levine about the importance of tax planning in retirement.
Why Tax Planning is Key When Withdrawing from Your Retirement Portfolio
Will Your Taxes Decrease in Retirement?
Key Tax Strategies for Retirees Before They Have to Take RMDs
Do Rules of Thumb for Retirement Spending Make Sense?
How to Lower Your RMD Tax Bills
How Qualified Charitable Distributions Can Help Lower Your Tax Bill
Key Takeaways
Hi, I'm Christine Benz from Morningstar and welcome to the How to Retire podcast. It's a companion to my book, which is also called How to Retire. Each episode will provide a bite-sized lesson about how to do some aspect of your retirement well.
Today's episode will focus on the tricky topic of tax planning during retirement. To tackle this topic, I reached out to Jeff Levine, who is Lead Financial Planning Nerd at Kitces.com, and also serves as Chief Planning Officer at Buckingham Wealth Partners. Jeff is exceptionally good at explaining complex tax matters, so I knew that he would do a great job of delving into this topic.
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8 Little-Known Facts About RMDs
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How to Retire: Consider a Retirement Bucket Portfolio Strategy
How to Retire: Know What ‘Enough’ Means in Retirement
How to Retire: Understand the Role of Working Longer
How to Retire: Stay Flexible with Your Retirement Spending
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