Episodes
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How Better Tax Planning Can Help You Drop the Extra Weight of Tax Drag in 2026
Episode 18 of Retirement Tax Matters explores how Tax Drag can erode investment returns and introduces Asset Location as a key strategy to fix it. Discover why placing bonds in Traditional IRAs and growth stocks in Roth IRAs can act as a diet for your tax bill in 2026.
The Downside of Tax Minimization: Why Paying Taxes Can Be a Winning Strategy
Episode 16 of Retirement Tax Matters tackles the financial psychology of tax aversion—the emotional resistance high-net-worth retirees often feel toward paying taxes, even when it might be the most strategic move. We explore why successful savers, who built wealth by minimizing costs, often struggle to execute strategies like Roth conversions or selling highly appreciated stock because they view paying tax dollars as a loss of capital.