Episodes
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Why Your 30-Year Retirement Plan Report Feels Underwhelming
Long-term retirement planning is a necessity, but it must be balanced with yearly execution. Episode 42 explores why a static 30-year trajectory feels underwhelming without proactive tax planning, and how tactical adjustments to your tax return provide real-world confidence as the future unfolds.
Reverse-Engineering A Six-Figure RMD Problem
Episode 33 of Retirement Tax Matters uses a reverse-engineering framework to reframe the six-figure RMD from a problem into a solvable puzzle. Learn how to levelize your lifetime tax liability and your heirs through proactive tax-return driven planning.
The Golden Window: Roth Conversions Before Social Security & RMDs
In Episode 5 of Retirement Tax Matters, we define the Golden Window — the critical years of temporary low income after you retire but before RMDs and Social Security begin. For high-net-worth retirees with large pre-tax IRA balances, this is an ideal time to manage what is likely your largest future tax liability.