Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko

Explanation of what happens to investments when a broker fails, and why that is a very different (and generally better) scenario for clients than a bank failingLinks in this episode:Boomer Benefits Facebook group page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/508122746351903Schwab's CEO, Walt Bettinger, on CNBC - https://www.aboutschwab.com/walt-bettinger-on-financial-stabilityCharles Schwab and Walt Bettinger's industry perspective - https://www.aboutschwab.com/updated-our-most-recent-perspective-on-industry-eventsRob Berger's YouTube video about brokerage failures - https://youtu.be/wz64z1YuL0AFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Discussion of the basics of the U.S.'s monetary and banking systems, and why there have recently been multiple bank failures. And, should we be concerned about the broader banking system and more failures going forward?Links in this episode:Boomer Benefits website - https://www.BoomerBenefits.comFDIC Electronic Deposit Insurance Estimator ("EDIE") calculator - https://edie.fdic.gov/calculator.htmlFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Summary of the various tax forms retirees are likely to receive at tax return time. Discusses 1099s, 5498's, 1095's and more!Links in this episode:Boomer Benefits Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/BoomerBenefitsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Part 2 of 2 of my discussion with Social Security expert, Devin Carroll, where he debunks 7 common Social Security myths (original recording was from December 2020) Links in this episode:Devin's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@DevinCarrollDevin's blog - https://www.socialsecurityintelligence.com/Devin's Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/428684237572614Devin's book - The Hero's PenaltyDevin's book - Social Security BasicsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Part 1 of 2 of my discussion with Social Security expert, Devin Carroll, where he debunks 7 common Social Security myths (original recording was from December 2020) Links in this episode:Devin's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@DevinCarrollDevin's blog - https://www.socialsecurityintelligence.com/Devin's Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/428684237572614Devin's book - The Hero's PenaltyDevin's book - Social Security BasicsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: When Highly Compensated Employees may need to retroactively have some of their 401(k) contributions removedHow changes in interest rates and inflation impact Social Security benefits Required Minimum Distributions (“RMDs”) from a 401(k) inherited in 2006 The difference in income taxation between revocable and irrevocable trusts Pros and cons of target retirement date mutual funds His thoughts on a career changer entering the retirement and tax planning fieldLinks in this episode:My YouTube video - Calculating your Social Security Primary Insurance AmountFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Part 6 of 6 of a multi-part series on an introduction to investing. In this episode, Andy talks about how to create and manage your portfolio including what to consider when picking an asset allocation, how often to rebalance and how to do tax-efficient asset "location"Links in this episode:My YouTube video - What is Sequence of Returns RiskMy YouTube video - How to Optimize Asset LocationFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Part 5 of 6 of a multi-part series on an introduction to investing. In this episode Andy talks about the various places in which cash can be invested, as well gives a summary of multiple types of "alternative" investments such as real estate, commodities, hedge funds, interval funds and insurance productsLinks in this episode:My Podcast episode - What is a LIRP, or Life Insurance Retirement PlanThe first of my three Podcast episodes about Annuities - hereMy YouTube video What is Cryptocurrency, with Zechariah SchaeferFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Part 4 of 6 of a multi-part series on an introduction to investing. In this episode Andy talks about mutual funds and exchange traded funds ("ETFs"); what they are, what strategies they use, how to trade them, how they're valued, tax considerations, etc.  Links in this episode:My YouTube video What are Mutual Fund Capital Gain DistributionsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Part 3 of 6 of a multi-part series on an introduction to investing. In this episode Andy talks about bonds; what they are, how to trade them, how to value them, what makes their prices change, what terminology to know, etc.  Links in this episode:My YouTube video about Bonds, Bond Prices and Bond YieldsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com