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Summary In this episode, Kolin and Kyle discuss steps five and six of a tax-efficient retirement plan. Step five involves deciding whether to pay taxes now or later, considering factors such as income levels, deductions, and retirement account contributions. Step six focuses on the ongoing management of the plan, including diversifying income sources, maximizing Social […]
Summary In this episode, Kyle and Kolin discuss steps three and four of a tax-efficient retirement plan. Step three focuses on understanding the order of withdrawals, which involves categorizing money by tax impact and developing a withdrawal strategy. The goals of a withdrawal strategy include maximizing retirement spending, minimizing taxes, enhancing portfolio longevity, reducing long-term […]
Summary In this episode, Kyle and Kolin discuss the three tax funnels that can be used to build a tax-efficient retirement plan. The first funnel is the tax later bucket, where contributions are made with pre-tax dollars, such as employer plans and IRAs. Distributions from this account are taxed as income. The second funnel is […]
Summary In this episode, Kolin and Kyle discuss step number one of a tax-efficient retirement plan: provisional income. Provisional income is used to determine whether a portion of your Social Security benefits are taxable. The four components of provisional income are non-taxable interest, ordinary income, dividends and capital gains, and half of the household Social […]
Summary In this episode of the Retire Ready Podcast, Kolin and Kyle discuss the importance of tax planning in retirement. They highlight the underappreciation of tax planning by pre-retirees and their financial advisors, and emphasize that the lack of tax planning can result in paying more taxes than necessary. The hosts provide six steps to […]
