Understanding Social Security Medicare Retirement

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Understanding Social Security, Medicare, and your Retirement!

  • Why was Social Security built?
  • How much did the Federal Government take?
  • What is the impact of Social Security?
  • Will Social Security be there for me?
  • How do I maximize Social Security benefits?
  • When to take Social Security?
  • The Secure Act – Taxing my Social Security
  • How to minimize Taxes in Retirement
  • Spousal and Survivor Benefits

The Future of Social Security –

    • Reducing the benefit
    • Eliminating COLA Increases
    • Raising the FRA to 70 years old
  • Reducing the benefitMedicare Filing Rules
  • Medicare Part “A” and Part “B”
  • Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage
  • Prescription Plans (Part “D”)
  • The Eroding Power of Inflation
    • Purchasing Power
  • The Secure Act
    • Taxing Social Security
    • Expanding RMD timing

Depression Economics –

  • Federal Deposit Ins. Corp (FDIC)
    • Reserve Requirements
    • Solvency and Protection
    • Theories vs. Practices
    • Is our money really protected?
    • How much can you afford to lose?
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
    • Does the market work?
    • Where are we now?
    • Bond Market woes!
    • The Risk Continuum

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WHAT ARE THE TWO BIGGEST
CHALLENGES IN RETIREMENT??

1) Outliving our Income!
2) The cost of Healthcare or Long-term Care!

The Building Blocks of a Solid
Retirement Plan:

The bank may not the best place to keep our long-term/retirement funds!

Safety & Liquidity

  1. Is the bank a safe place for long-term cash?
  2. Does your bank reserve more than 10% of your deposit?
  3. Do you believe you will get “all” of your Savings/CD’s money in a banking crisis?
  4. Are your bank’s savings rates above 5% currently? (2023)
  5. Is liquidity more important to you than safety in retirement?

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Guaranteed Income

  1. Do your current accounts provide guaranteed income in retirement?
  2. Are you confident you won’t outlive your income in retirement?
  3. Is the income you’ve set aside adequate to cover your chronic healthcare or nursing home expenses in retirement?
  4. Does your current retirement income increase after you retire?
  5. Do you have a plan for inflation and changes to social security?

If you answered “no” to more than one of these questions or you don’t know the answer, you can get the answers at one of our “FREE” Educational Workshops, or you can “Schedule an Appointment for a FREE Consultation!)

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Social Security

  1. Is Social Security timing important to your Retirement Plan?
  2. Is our Social Security likely to change in 2033?
  3. Is your Social Security taxable?
  4. Will COLA (cost of living increases) be impacted in the future?
  5. Is Social Security going to factor into your retirement?

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Risk Tolerance

  1. Are you worried about market volatility in Retirement?
  2. If you had to wait 5 years to recover your “market” losses is that an issue?
  3. Are you worried about how to get guaranteed income from your investments?
  4. Are you worried about outliving your retirement income?
  5. Is the cost of Chronic Healthcare in retirement keeping you up at night?

If you answered “yes” to more than one of these questions or you don’t know the answer, you can get the answers at one of our “FREE” Educational Workshops, or you can “Schedule an Appointment for a FREE Consultation!)

The market works, if you have the time or the resources to ride the wave!

Is this money at RISK, and how can we protect our retirement “Nest Egg”?

IRA/401(k) Ideas

  1. Does your current Retirement Plan address the possibility of higher taxes on your IRA and 401k money?
  2. Have you discussed the possible impact of the “Secure Act” on your assets and the assets you hope to pass on to your heirs?
  3. Is an Inherited IRA” a better option than a “Spousal IRA” for you?
  4. Can your children spend your IRA/401k whenever they want?
  5. If you Transfer or Rollover your IRA/401k assets, are they taxed?

If you answered “no” to more than one of these questions or you don’t know the answer, you can get the answers at one of our “FREE” Educational Workshops, or you can “Schedule an Appointment for a FREE Consultation!)

Tax Planning Strategies

  1. Do you feel like Income Taxes are going to go up in the future!
  2. Are you worried about the impact of taxes on your Retirement?
  3. Were you aware that your Social Security can be taxed?
  4. Are you concerned about taxes on your IRA and 401k?
  5. Are you nervous about how the “Secure Act” could impact your retirement?

If you answered “yes” to more than one of these questions or you don’t know the answer, you can get the answers at one of our “FREE” Educational Workshops, or you can “Schedule an Appointment for a FREE Consultation!)

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