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How do you build your financial future when you're single? In this webinar, Senior Financial Planner, Allison Alley, CFP® explains how to map out your retirement journey, create a budget, and manage debt, with specific strategies for every generation. Whether you're a millennial, a Gen-Xer, or a baby boomer, Allison offers tips and strategies around emergency savings, Social Security, saving for retirement (including catch-up contributions), and managing your investment portfolio during market downturns. Throughout the webinar, Allison also answers viewer questions about retirement as a single person. Download the guide to Going Solo: How to Navigate Your Financial Future Single: 00:00 - Intro 02:19 - Retirement Savings by Generation 04:12 - Millennials' Solo Retirement 09:51 - Generation X Solo Retirement 20:15 - For the percentage of salary to save, are you referring to gross or net income after taxes and retirement contributions? 20:30 - How does the death...

The Social Security landscape changed dramatically last year when Congress abolished several advanced claiming strategies that helped retirees increase lifetime income. The new Social Security rules make it more important than ever to make informed decisions when incorporating Social Security into your overall financial strategies. Join Joe Anderson, CFP® and David Cook, CFP® for a one-hour webinar to learn how the recent changes may affect you. Free download - The Social Security Handbook: If you would like to schedule a free assessment with one of our CFP® professionals, click here: IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Advisory and Financial Planning Services are offered through Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. A Registered Investment Advisor. • Pure Financial Advisors Inc. does not offer tax or legal advice. Consult with a tax advisor or attorney regarding specific situations. • Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice and are not intended as investment a...

On the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast episode #211, Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA answer a phone message from Rob: "Joe was saying that the Roth is passed on to your kids tax-free. I was told by my tax accountant that no, it is not passed on to your kids tax-free, only to your spouse. See if they can clear that up for me, that’s a big question mark for me – alright, thanks. This is Rob and I live in Ohio, okay? Thanks." Read the transcript and show notes or listen to the full podcast: Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to thousands of people across the nation. Schedule a free assessment with an experienced financial professional: Office locations: Ask Joe & Big Al On Air: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Subscribe to the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast: IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Ad...

Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA share the biggest misconception about inherited IRAs that's costing families thousands of dollars. If you live in southern California and would like to schedule a free assessment with one of our CFP® professionals, click here: Make sure to subscribe to our channel for more helpful tips and stay tuned for the next episode of “Your Money, Your Wealth.” Channels & show times: IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Advisory and Financial Planning Services are offered through Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. A Registered Investment Advisor. • Pure Financial Advisors Inc. does not offer tax or legal advice. Consult with a tax advisor or attorney regarding specific situations. • Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice and are not intended as investment advice or to predict future performance. • Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a pr...

On Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast #297 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA: What is the MEGA backdoor Roth IRA conversion and should you do one? How do you create retirement income for the gap between retiring at 66 and taking Social Security at 70 and RMDs at 72? Joe and Big Al also answer a question on the taxation of an overseas inheritance, and they discuss your comments. Access the episode transcript and financial resources and send in your money questions to be answered on the YMYW podcast: 00:53 - Roth Conversion or Retirement Income in Gap Years? 07:01 - Mega Backdoor Roth IRA Conversion 17:42 - Mega Backdoor Roth IRA Conversion 24:46 - Taxation on Overseas Inheritance? 30:47 - Comment: FIRE YMYW TV Episode 32:20 - Comment: Don't Call it the Backdoor Roth Show Schedule a free assessment with any one of our CFP® professionals, either online or at one of our financial planning offices in San Diego, Brea, Irvine, and Woodland Hills, California: Sub...

On Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast #295 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA: whether you call it the barn door, the garage door, or the Roth two-step, you asked for more about the tax saving Backdoor Roth IRA conversion strategy, and Big Al and, reluctantly, Joe, are here to serve. For now at least! Should you wait until retirement to do a backdoor Roth IRA conversion? Plus, the pro-rata rule, self-employed modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) vs. AGI, and how capital gains work with Roth conversions. Also, strategizing for if and when the estate planning step up in basis tax laws change, whether a high yield savings account is good for investing $25K in cash, and listener comments on the show and the FIRE movement. 00:50 - Should We Wait Until Retirement to Do a Backdoor Roth Conversion? 08:31 - Capital Gains “Sit On Top” of Income? What About When Doing Roth Conversions? 15:44 - The Pro-Rata Rule: Are There Times When a Backdoor Roth Conversion Isn’t Worth It...

Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 412, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA are back with a SECURE Act 2.0 recap and a proposed backdoor 529 plan strategy from the new law. Plus, is there a scenario where it makes sense to not max retirement accounts, to avoid being retirement rich and cash poor? Also, the fellas’ thoughts on a break-even point for Social Security, required minimum distributions (RMD) from inherited IRAs, and Roth IRA strategies: the 5-year rules for Roth withdrawals, preserving Roth money and avoiding early withdrawal penalties, and Roth conversions to offset brokerage account losses. Show notes, transcript, free financial resources, Ask Joe & Big Al On Air for your Retirement Spitball Analysis: 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - SECURE Act 2.0 Post-Retirement 529 Backdoor Roth IRA Strategy? (Eric, Sacramento) 06:22 - High Level SECURE 2.0 Recap 09:12: SECURE Act 2.0 Guide - free download: 09:51 - What’s the Break-Even Point to Claim Social Security...

Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast #310, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA are drilling down into the specifics of retirement distribution strategies: dollar cost averaging, pro-rata withdrawals, and buckets vs. the total return approach. Plus, a retirement withdrawal strategy with a side of pension and Social Security, another mortgage payoff question, the small business solo 401(k) trap, an LLC for a kayak side-hustle, and FIPhysician.com says nice things about YMYW. 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Dollar-Cost Averaging, Pro-Rata, Buckets & Total Return: Retirement Withdrawal Specifics (Kristin, MA) 14:48 - What Can You Tell About Index Investments? (Richard) 15:46 - Retirement Withdrawal, Pension, and Social Security Strategy (Jeff, San Diego) 22:40 - Not Sure My Pension is Reliable. Should I Pay Off the Mortgage in 15 Years? (Richard) 26:41 - “Solo 401(k) Trap”: Qualified Business Income Deduction and the Solo 401(k - (Smitty, the Villages) 31:46 - Should I Cre...

Make the most out of your Social Security in retirement by understanding how Social Security benefits work and what Social Security collecting strategies are available. Allison Alley, CFP®, AIF®, Pure financial advisor outlines 5 ways to maximize your benefits: 1. Understand how your Social Security benefit is calculated. 2. Impact of collecting Social Security benefits early or late. 3. The importance of spousal benefits. 4. Applying for survivor benefits if applicable. 5. How much of your Social Security income is subject to federal taxation. Also: Withdrawing your Social Security Retirement application. Check your Social Security earnings record for accuracy. Download the Social Security Handbook: Watch Allison's full webinar on Maximizing Social Security Benefits Under the Latest Rules: Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to th...

Millions of people receive Social Security benefits, but many are unaware of exactly what benefits they are entitled to, as well as how much. Understanding what benefits are available to you can help reduce financial hardship and better plan for your future. Significant changes have been made to Social Security policies in the last couple of years. Joe Anderson, CFP® leads attendees through a webinar to show how to you can craft your Social Security strategy in light of the recent changes. Free download - The Social Security Handbook: Agenda: - Calculating your Social Security benefit - When to take your Social Security benefit - Spousal benefits - Survivor benefits - Children's benefits - Social Security claiming strategies - Social Security changes - The future of Social Security Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to thousands of peop...

Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 309, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA are answering questions from across the personal finance spectrum: inherited IRAs and late RMDs, contributing to non-qualified deferred compensation plans, making Roth contributions for grandkids, how a Roth impacts student loans, taxation on ESPPs and RSUs, paying off the mortgage, and retirement plan spitball analysis for a clergyman and his wife, and for a couple with a profitable side hustle. Access the transcript and financial resources, ask your money questions: 00:56 - Options for Taking Late RMDs on an Inherited IRA? (Bryan) 06:42 - Should I Make Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Contributions? (Jeff, Dallas, TX) 11:49 - Can We Make Roth Contributions for our Granddaughter? (Therese) 14:16 - Clergyman Retirement Plan Spitball Analysis (Christine, PA) 23:45 - How Does a Roth Impact Student Loans? (Sheryllyn) 28:54 - Confirming Capital Gains vs Ordinary Income vs Roth (Ric...

Saving for retirement with a Roth IRA versus a traditional IRA can have an impact on how much money you have once you stop working. Financial experts Joe Anderson and Alan Clopine go over the differences and the impact it can have on your retirement savings. Broadcast Date: June 4, 2017 If you would like to schedule a free assessment with one of our CFP® professionals, click here: Make sure to subscribe to our channel for more helpful tips and stay tuned for the next episode of “Your Money, Your Wealth.” Channels & show times: IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Advisory and Financial Planning Services are offered through Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. A Registered Investment Advisor. • Pure Financial Advisors Inc. does not offer tax or legal advice. Consult with a tax advisor or attorney regarding specific situations. • Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice and are not intended as investment advice or to predict future performance. • Investing ...

I discovered your podcast and it has taught me so much. I would like to get both of your opinions on the hypothetical outcome of the bill headed for Senate which will move the age for RMDs back to age 75 starting in 2033. I am 45 years old and I currently have $120 k in my roth, and $400 k in a tax deferred 401 k. If this bill passes, will this be a game changer for those like me retiring after this time?! If I don't have until age 75 to pay rmd, will I need to worry less about a growing tax deferred traditional ira? Will this change your recommendations on converting or contributing to Roth accounts? Or is this a small detail in the overall life of the portfolio. Thanks, Sam, Los Angles Download the 2022 Key Financial Data Guide: Listen to the entire Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast: Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor providing comprehensive retirement planning services and tax-optimized investment management to thousands of ...

On the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast episode #208, Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA answer this question from Tom: "My wife turns 62 in Feb of 2019. I turn 70 in July. I have been drawing SSI since 62, as it was necessary. We were wiped out in the housing crash of 2017-ish, so no saving or other income. My wife could take her SSI at about $700 per month, or I hear she could apply for half my $1990 that I receive. Question; Do I lose half my SSI if she claims half? Given the scenario above, should she take her SSI? Thank you." Listen to the full podcast and read the transcript and show notes: If you would like to schedule a free assessment with one of our CFP® professionals, click here: Make sure to subscribe to our channel for more helpful tips and stay tuned for the next episode of “Your Money, Your Wealth.” Channels & show times: IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES: • Investment Advisory and Financial Planning Services are offered through P...

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: Subscribe to the podcast & share: 00:51 - Standup Comedy is Gid Pool's Retirement Hustle 18:53 - Follow-up: ERISA Protection for a SEP IRA 24:48 - Can Rental Real Estate Owners Use the Qualified Business Income Deduction? 35:06 - 8 Financial Tips For High School Graduates 41:12 - Where Should a College Student Begin Investing? If you would like to schedule a free assessment with one of our CFP® professionals, click here...

On the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast episode #215, Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA answer this question from Scott in New York: "Good day and thanks for the podcast. My question is, do you still advise contributing to a company 401(k) or 457 even if the company DOES NOT provide any matching funds? Since I work for a state agency, there is no matching, however, I have a pension that I contribute to which amounts to 5% of my income each year. Would you suggest contributing some funds to the 401(k)/457 and some funds to an IRA, or some combination? The tax deductibility is good, but I would also like the “free money”. But seems you can not have both working for the state. Thanks for your time." Read the transcript and show notes or listen to the full podcast: If you would like to schedule a free assessment with one of our CFP® professionals, click here: Make sure to subscribe to our channel for more helpful tips and stay tuned for the next...

On the Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast episode #218 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and "Big Al" Clopine, CPA, Kristin Wong (author, Get Money, columnist, Joint Accounts @ Medium.com) talks about relationships and money and explains how communication, specificity, and gamification can improve your financial life. Joe and Big Al answer money questions: should you increase your Roth 457 contribution when your spouse wants to retire 8 years before you? Does a SEP IRA have the same protections as a 401(k)? Does your company HAVE to allow third-party management of your 401(k)? Plus, Big Al admits he answered a question incorrectly last week - stick around for the right answer. Transcript & show notes: 2:01 - My Wife Wants to Retire 8 Years Before Me. Should I Increase the Contribution to My Roth 457? 15:43 - Kristin Wong on Joint Accounts, Get Money, Communication, Specificity, and Gamification 32:21 - Big Al Corrects a Mistake (Excess Scholarship Contribution to a Roth...