How Tax-Smart Income Targeting Can Allow You To Save Taxes & Retire Earlier

Peel back the onion on income targeting – a critical part of a successful retiree’s overall Tax-Smart Distribution Planning. Learn how this type of planning, coupled with careful “Asset Location” decisions, can save a lot in tax over a multitude of years, allowing you to potentially retire earlier, spend more, or give more. Continue reading

Income Targeting – Should We Even Care About IRMAA?

Hear Tyler discuss IRMAA and its impact on your tax-smart retirement income planning. And be sure to pay attention to the broader framework of how to think about income targeting, which we’ll dive into in more detail in an upcoming episode. Continue reading

Uncommon Reasons For Roth Conversions

In this episode, Tyler Emrick CFA®, CFP® talks through the financial impacts of implementing a well-thought-out Roth conversion strategy. Learn less common reasons — legacy planning and in the event your spouse survives you for an extended period — that conversions can make great sense. Continue reading

Secure Act 2.0: Key Impacts on Your Retirement Planning

The much anticipated SECURE Act 2.0 recently passed Congress, and while no single change made in this act will have the same level of effect on your retirement planning as some changes made in the original SECURE Act, there are far more provisions in this act that may impact your planning.  Continue reading