Your Money, Your Wealth
Joe Anderson, CFP® & Alan Clopine, CPA of Pure Financial Advisors
Making fun of finance. A "Top 10 Personal Finance Podcast" and "Top 12 Retirement Podcast" (US News & World Report, 2023). One of the "10 Best Personal Finance YouTube Channels" (CardRates, 2023). “Best Retirement Podcast With Humor” (FIPhysician, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Learn strategies that can help you retire successfully. Financial advisor Joe Anderson, CFP® and certified public accountant Big Al Clopine, CPA answer your money questions and spitball on your 401k, IRA, Roth conversions and backdoor Roth IRA, how to pay less taxes, asset allocation, stocks and bonds, real estate, and other investments, Social Security benefits, capital gains tax, 1031 exchange, early retirement, expenses and withdrawals, and more money and wealth management strategies. YMYW is retirement planning, investing, and tax reduction made fun, presented by Pure Financial Advisors - a fee-only financial planning firm. Pure Financial adheres to the fiduciary standard of care, in which we are required by law to act in the best interest of our clients at all times. Access free financial resources and episode transcripts, Ask Joe & Big Al On Air to get your Retirement Plan Spitball Analysis: http://YourMoneyYourWealth.com
Episodes
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Jul 2, 2019 • 47min
Liz Ann Sonders: Investing in the Face of Recession - 228
"If we're heading to a recession, we're already in it." Liz Ann Sonders (Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab & Co.) shares her mid-year market insights and provides strategies for removing the emotion from investing, regardless of market conditions. Plus, Joe and Big Al answer your money questions: how do you diversify a portfolio for the best returns and tax efficiency? And when does it make sense to do a traditional 401(k) instead of a Roth 401(k)? Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-228
Jun 25, 2019 • 40min
This Retiree Helps Golfers Reach the Big Time - 227
Rick Durso tells us what his retirement hustle is like as a caddy for the Symetra golf tour, helping golfers make it to the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Plus, Joe and Big Al answer your money questions about Roth conversions, solo 401(k) plans for the self-employed, and they get taken to task for something they said in last week’s episode on Medicare. Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-227
Jun 18, 2019 • 34min
Medicare Beginner’s Guide: What You Need to Know Now - 226
Danielle Kunkle Roberts of BoomerBenefits.com on Medicare basics, parts A to D, signing up, common mistakes, Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage, recent improvements to Medicare, and the future: will Medicare For All or Medicare At 50 become reality? Plus, Joe and Big Al answer your money questions: are health insurance premiums deductible? And when do you pay taxes to the IRS when you plan your charitable donations over multiple years? Transcript and show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-226
Jun 11, 2019 • 33min
Real Estate Investing: Should You Buy Raw Land? - 225
The Land Geek Mark Podolsky shares his method for turning unwanted dirt and "rock farms" (aka raw land) into cash. Plus, can you aggregate rental properties into an LLC to take advantage of the qualified business income deduction? And can you avoid state taxation on your required minimum distributions (RMDs) if you move to a state that doesn’t tax retirement accounts? Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-225
Jun 4, 2019 • 39min
New Retirement Legislation: Death to the Stretch IRA? - 224
Professor Jamie Hopkins (Carson Wealth & Heider School of Business/Creighton University) talks about impacts the SECURE Act could have on retirement planning - particularly the end of the stretch IRA provision, which allows inherited individual retirement accounts to remain tax-deferred. Plus, how to reduce taxes when you have significant capital gains, when you can take tax-free and penalty-free 457 distributions, and whether or not to max out your 401(k). Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-224
May 29, 2019 • 51min
Financial Independence Retire Early Hits the Big Screen - 223
Travis Shakespeare, Director and Executive Producer of the documentary Playing with FIRE, dives into the inspiring world of the Financial Independence Retire Early movement. He shares his journey to financial independence, overcoming debt with the help of financial education. The discussion also highlights the vibrant FIRE community and the impact of their new documentary. Plus, Joe and Big Al tackle listener questions about rental real estate and clarify common misconceptions around Roth IRAs and 401(k)s, empowering listeners to navigate their financial futures.
May 21, 2019 • 45min
How to Be Like the Millionaire Next Door - 222
Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw (co-author, The Next Millionaire Next Door) shares her research into how millionaires become wealthy, and what has changed since her father, Thomas J. Stanley, wrote his groundbreaking book The Millionaire Next Door in 1996. Plus, what should you do with universal life insurance policies with large cash values? Will you pay income tax on a Roth conversion made after you move from California to a no-income-tax state like Texas? Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-222
May 14, 2019 • 45min
How to Hedge Risk From the Brothel to the Surfboard - 221
Economist Dr. Allison Schrager, the author of An Economist Walks Into a Brothel, explains how the risk management techniques of surfers, prostitutes, magicians, and soldiers might relate to our own investing and retirement planning. Plus, stocks or bonds - does it matter which assets you withdraw first from your retirement portfolio? And how much can you convert to a Roth IRA without incurring the 3.8% Medicare surcharge? Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-221
May 7, 2019 • 47min
Social Security, TSP Changes, & Maintaining Your Tax Bracket - 220
Joe & Big Al answer your questions: from filed-and-suspended Social Security, living off of your investments overseas before taking Social Security, and transitioning from disability to regular Social Security, to how the sale of appreciated company stock or a Roth conversion will change your tax bracket, and what you need to do to prove a change to your state of residency. Plus, the fellas explain how the pro-rata rules for Thrift Savings Plans have changed. Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-220
Apr 30, 2019 • 51min
Standup Comedy: Gid Pool's Retirement Hustle - 219
Gid Pool took a standup comedy class 13 years ago at age 61 on a lark. He shares the story of his retirement hustle, traveling the US and 50+ countries as a standup comic, inspirational speaker, and the author of Act II and Beyond: Making the Rest of Your Life Spectacular. Plus, Joe and Big Al follow-up on ERISA protection for SEP IRAs, they discuss the Qualified Business Income Deduction for owners of rental real estate, and they offer financial tips and investing ideas for high school grads and college students. Transcript & show notes: http://bit.ly/YMYW-219
