What are the benefits and differences between exchange-traded funds and mutual funds? Mike in Colorado wants to know. How should Lauren in Florida approach the fixed-income portion of her investment portfolio? Would a balanced fund be good for asset allocation in the decumulation phase for DJ in Missouri? Plus, Karen wants to make a one-time roulette investment. Should she hire a broker or do it herself? Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball on investing from the basics to the alternatives, today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 516. But first, something for YMYW’s legion of Old-Fashioned drinkers: find out how you can put your money where your mouth is with our special guest Jeremy Kasler, the founder and CEO of CaskX, making investing in whiskey and bourbon more accessible and transparent for investors.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

00:55 - How to Invest in Bourbon and Whiskey with Jeremy Kasler, Founder and CEO of CaskX (watch the full interview exclusively on YouTube)

12:17 - Watch Financial Fact vs. Fiction: The Truth May Shock You! On YMYW TV, Download the Retirement Readiness Guide

13:09 - Big Al and Joe's Favorite Bourbons or Whiskeys

15:17 - ETFs vs. Mutual Funds Explained (Mike, CO)

18:34 - Bonds,

Financially speaking, should Old Bear in Northern Kentucky marry his Honey? How should Sebastian in Virginia navigate the financial aspects of his separation? That’s today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 515 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, Famous Missourians want to know, how much is enough for retirement, and when can you take your foot off the gas? Can Paul with the Big Wallet Bridge the long gap between retiring and claiming Social Security benefits? And can Aspiring Adventurer in Oregon retire single at age 58?

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00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

00:44 - Financially Speaking, Should Old Bear Marry His Honey? (Northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati, OH)

08:20 - Navigating Finances When Separating from Your Spouse (Sebastian, VA)

14:52 - Watch Going Solo: Navigating Your Financial Future Single on YMYW TV, Download the Going Solo Guide for free

15:22 - How Much is Enough for Retirement? When Can We Take Our Foot Off the Gas? (JC Penney & Laura Ingalls Wilder, Kansas City, MO)

28:10 - How to Bridge the Long Gap Between Retirement and Social Security (Paul with the Big Wallet)

38:29 - Calculate your free Financial Blueprint

39:00 - Can I Retire at Age 58? Where to Save? Should I Do a Roth Conversion Ladder in Retirement? (Aspiring Adventurer, OR)

50:49 - YMYW Podcast Outro

Mike and his wife in Tampa are 39 and 36, they’ve got nearly a million bucks saved. Are they on track for retirement? Kate in California is 55 and hopes to retire in the next couple of years. How should she manage deferred compensation and retirement withdrawals? That’s today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 514 with Joe Anderson, CFP®, and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, Joe and Big Al answer questions from our YouTube viewers on considering IRMAA when making Roth conversions, paying Roth conversion taxes quarterly or in December or in January, protecting a gifted house from a child’s ex, and the tax impact of rebuilding on an inherited property. Finally, 8 years ago, Joe and Big Al said you shouldn’t have more than 2% of your portfolio in gold and one YouTube viewer said that did not age too well. What do the fellas think today? We’ll find out.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

00:56 - 39 & 36 With Nearly $1M. How Are We Doing? (Mike, Tampa, FL)

07:30 - Watch How to Cruise Into Your Retirement on YMYW TV, Download the Cruising Into Retirement Checklist and Guide by Friday, Jan. 31, 2025!

08:14 - Hoping to Retire in the Next Couple of Years. How Should I Manage Deferred Comp and Withdrawals? (Kate, CA, 55)

16:23 - Download the Withdrawal Strategy Guide for free

16:56 - Roth Conversions Prior to IRMAA for Alex in podcast 510? (Thomas, YouTube)

18:54 - How to Pay Roth Conversion Taxes Before Filing 2024 Taxes? (PoolMileThirty, YouTube)

21:39 - Paying Roth Conversion Tax in December vs. January (TacticalTruth, YouTube)

22:53 - How To Avoid Child's Ex Taking Half of Gifted House? (Emjay, YouTube)

23:53 - Will Kids Keep Stepped Up Basis If They Build New House on the Property? (Thaigera, YouTube)

27:53 - Gold Doesn't Grow? That Didn't Age Well (Eldon, YouTube comment)

29:39 - Outro: Nex

Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 513 with Joe Anderson, CFP®, and Big Al Clopine, CPA, YMYW listeners in their 40s are ready to call it quits at work, become financially independent, and retire early. Can they afford to do it? Peter and Joanna want to retire in the next two years. "Burned Out and Ready to Retire" wants out of his toxic office. If Maryland Chicken Man never earns another dollar, how much can he withdraw from his retirement accounts each year? Plus, Suzanne in Massachusetts is 69 and needs $60K annually for 30 years. Is she all right?

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00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

01:09 - We're 45 and 44. Can We Retire in the Next 2 Years? (Peter & Joanna, NJ)

10:24 - Watch 10 Big Retirement Regrets to Avoid (Before It’s Too Late) on YMYW TV, Calculate your Free Financial Blueprint

11:23 - I'm 42 and I Work in a Toxic Office. Can I Afford to Retire? (Burned Out and Ready to Retire, NJ)

21:53 - Download the 2025 Key Financial Data Guide for free

22:32 - I’m 69 and Need $60k/Year for the Next 30 Years. Am I All Right? (Suzanne, MA)

25:19 - I'm 45. If I Never Earn Another Dollar How Much Can I Withdraw Every Year? (Maryland Chicken Man)

34:54 - Outro: Next Week on the YMYW Podcast

What is the risk with BDCs, or business development company funds? Edward in Illinois wants to know. Do Pebbles and Bam Bam in Kentuckystone have too much invested in T-bills? Are mutual funds or ETFs a better place for them to invest qualified money in the decumulation phase? Is there a difference between a traditional IRA and a rollover IRA? And Keith in Connecticut is 34 and wants a spitball on whether his investments are appropriate for his time horizon, today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 512 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, Gus in Philly needs a withdrawal strategy for his dad’s multi-year guaranteed annuities (MYGAs). Speaking of MYGAs, YouTube viewer Ken thinks everyone should invest in MYGAs and bonds, and nobody should ever pay a financial advisor. What do Joe and Big Al think? And finally, comments on your state of residence for tax purposes from Greg, the prorated sale of a primary residence, and bonds vs. pension from Keith, and 7SideWays tells the fellas to focus on PERMA already - but what is it?

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

01:09 - What’s the Risk with Business Company Development (BDC) Funds? (Edward, IL)

04:04 - T-Bills, Decumulation, IRAs, and Investing Strategies (Pebbles & Bam Bam, Kentuckystone)

11:21 - LIMITED TIME OFFER: Download the DIY Retirement Guide by Friday, Jan 17, 2025!

12:24 - I’m 34. Are My Investments Appropriate for My Time Horizon? (Keith, CT)

18:22 - Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuity (MYGA) Retirement Withdrawal Strategy for Dad (Gus in Philly)

22:34 - Just Buy MYGAs and Bonds and Don't Pay an Advisor (comment from Ken, YouTube)

27:36 - Schedule a Free Financial Assessment with Pure Financial Advisors, Learn More about Pure's Fees and Services

28:47 - State Taxes vs. State of Residency (comment from Greg, Temecula)

30:17 - Favor Questions from People with Less than $6M Please (comment from Ed, YouTube)

31:08 - Prorated Sale of Primary Residence (comment from Keith, YouTube)

33:01 - $1M Bonds vs. $40K/yr Pension (comment from Keith, YouTube)

34:54 - Focus on PERMA Already (comment from 7SideWays, YouTube)

36:11 - YMYW Podcast Outro

YMYW friends, welcome to 2025. Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 511, we’re revisiting your favorite topics of 2024 as Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball on strategies for building up tax-free retirement income in Roth accounts, determining your appropriate mix of taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-free savings (also known as tax diversification), and whether YMYW viewers and listeners can retire as soon as possible.

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Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast
• 00:59 - Can We Afford to Spend $120k/Year Inflation Adjusted in Retirement? (Joe & Angelina Jolie, Strawberry Plains, TN)
  • From ep. 503: YMYW Most Plays in 2024 on

Does it make sense for Alex and his wife in Massachusetts to do Roth conversions now to the top of their eventual tax bracket? Steve in San Diego got serious about saving for retirement after Joe and Big Al gave him some tough love 5 years ago. Is he good to retire now, and should he convert to Roth? That’s today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 510 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. Plus, can Barbara in New Jersey’s grandson move excess 529 funds to a Roth and withdraw the money after 5 years? PWare has a cunning plan to gift appreciated stock to avoid capital gains tax, but will it work? Should Mike create a limited liability company for his rental properties? And finally, qualified charitable distributions don’t make sense to GetSmart Paul. Sherri in California wonders if her kids can inherit her savings account without any tax penalty, and whether there’s a safe, high-yielding investment she should put it in. And Houry in New York wonders if her IRA can fund a charitable remainder unitrust, or CRUT.

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When should Richie and Heather and Rebecca and Sam collect their Social Security benefits? Why is Dan’s benefit so much higher than his wife’s? PWare has a Roth conversion case for claiming Social Security AFTER age 70, and Jerry wonders how Donald Trump’s plan to stop taxing Social Security could impact claiming strategies. Plus, Joe rants about Rebecca and Sam’s $1 million single premium deferred indexed annuity, and the fellas also spitball on their Roth conversion and retirement strategy and how much is too much when it comes to paying advisor fees. Access free financial resources and the episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-509

 

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

01:00 - When Should We Take Social Security? Should We Convert Our IRAs to Roth? (Richie & Heather, ID - voice)

09:04 - Download the Social Security Handbook

10:01 - What Should I Do With a $1M Single Premium Deferred Indexed Annuity? When Should We Take Social Security? Is 2% Advisor Fee Excessive? (Rebecca and Sam, VA)

28:03 - Calculate your Financial Blueprint online, Schedule an Assessment with a financial professional

29:25 - Why Is My Spouse’s Social Security Benefit So Much Lower Than Mine? (Dan)

30:51 - The Roth Conversion Case for Drawing Social Security After Age 70 (P Ware, YouTube)

36:55 - Would Tax-Free Social Security Income Impact Claiming Strategies? (Jerry, Phoenix, AZ)

42:08 - Outro: Next Week on the YMYW Podcast

John in Pennsylvania doesn’t have bonds in his investment portfolio. Should he add them, and if so, where? That’s today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 508 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA. The fellas also spitball on retirement plans for James in Tierrasanta, California, who has $4 million plus annuities, Esther in the San Francisco Bay Area, who has nearly $12M net worth, and Tiger and Lioness, who wonder about a safe level of lifestyle creep. Also, Charlie in Castlerock, Colorado has an “exciting” new question on how to balance collecting Social Security with making withdrawals from his pre-tax retirement account for living expenses. And a Worrywart Mom in Seattle asks whether her 27-year-old daughter should focus on paying off her student loans or saving for the future.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

00:58 - Where Should We Add Bonds in Our Investment Portfolio? (John, PA)

06:58 - Does Our Retirement Spending Plan Work? What's a Safe Level of Lifestyle Creep? (Tiger & Lioness)

13:39 - Download the Retirement Income Strategies Guide for free

14:24 - Collecting Social Security vs. Living Off of Pre-Tax Retirement Withdrawals (Charlie, Castlerock, CO)

21:52 - Download the Social Security Handbook for free

22:27 - Should 27 Year Old Pay Off Student Loan or Save for the Future? (Worrywart Mom, Seattle, WA)

27:01 - I Have $11.8M Net Worth and Want to Retire in 2 Years. Can I Pull This Off? (Esther, SF Bay Area)

32:41 - Watch Retirement Sabotage: 12 Post-Retirement Money Mistakes to Avoid on YMYW TV, dow