Thrive Retirement Planning Podcast

Thrive Retirement Planning Podcast


Latest Episodes

Knowing Your Retirement Tax Bracket
March 04, 2021

If you dont know your current tax bracket and the basics of how tax brackets work, you could make major tax mistakes during retirement. Tax brackets can impact which retirement accounts to withdraw f

5 Strategies to Avoid Probate
February 26, 2021

Probate can be expensive, time consuming, public, and frustrating for your heirs. Should you create a will? A trust? What is the difference? Is it worth the effort to avoid probate? In this episode I

Social Security Spousal Benefits
February 18, 2021

Many married couples find navigating Social Security daunting, especially as it relates to understanding Social Security spousal benefits. Not only can you make Social Security claiming mistakes, but your decisions can potentially cost you large amount...

The 3 Ways Retirement Assets are Taxed
February 10, 2021

Many investors and retirees can be surprised and shocked by taxes in retirement. One of the foundational pieces for minimizing taxes during retirement is knowing the 3 different ways retirement assets and investments are taxed.

Understanding Sequence of Return Risk
February 04, 2021

As you draw closer to retirement, one of the greatest retirement dangers is sequence of return risk. Sequence of return risk is the hazard of withdrawing money from your investments when the balance is down due to market volatility.

How to Reduce Retirement Anxiety
January 29, 2021

Do you have retirement anxiety? If you worry about retirement you aren’t alone. It’s quite common to have anxiety about running out of money, what to do about health care expenses, when to take Social Security and retire, and even taxes.

Moving from a 401(k) to an IRA
January 21, 2021

When you leave an employer or transition into retirement, an important financial decision is whether to leave your money in your 401(k) or roll it over into an IRA. What is the difference between these types of accounts? Is an IRA a better option?

How to Create Lasting Habits in 2021
January 13, 2021

Do you feel stuck? Have you set goals and failed repeatedly? Do you feel like goal setting doesn’t work? It doesn’t have to be this way. You can break free and make 2021 one of the greatest years of your life!

Should You Take Social Security at 62?
January 06, 2021

Should you take Social Security at 62? Or, should you wait until your Full Retirement Age or later? Taking Social Security early can be a mistake that costs some retirees $100,000 or more in retirement benefits. However,

How to Reduce Taxes in Retirement
December 30, 2020

Many Americans worry about how to reduce taxes in retirement and rightfully so. Taxes can eat away large amounts of your nest egg. Most Americans save a large portion of their nest egg in tax-deferred accounts such as 401(k)s,