Financial Education

Tim shares the book Die With Zero by Bill Perkins and challenges traditional retirement planning by emphasizing the importance of maximizing life experiences and maintaining a balance between money and time.

Tim walks through a case study of a couple's retirement plan emphasizing tax planning, guardrails, and a war chest while stressing the importance of considering healthcare costs.

See how Tim helped a couple with $1.5 million retire comfortably through tax planning, analyzing expenses, and determining probabilities.

Tim clarifies RMD rules and highlights the IRS's recent decision to waive penalties for failing to take RMDs from inherited IRAs under the 10-year payout rule for the 4th consecutive year.

Tim breaks down everything you need to know about deploying a dynamic guardrail withdrawal strategy for a safe income stream during retirement.

Tim explains the often confusing Roth IRA 5-year rule in detail, including the 5-year contribution rule and the 5-year conversion rule.

Whether you're navigating inheritance or planning your estate you'll want to know how the 10-year RMD rules work for inherited IRAs. Tim provides clarity on distribution timelines, tax implications, and beneficiary designations.

In this video, Tim discusses Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as well as inherited IRAs, beneficiaries of different account types, and some estate planning items to consider.

Tim outlines the tax implications of pre-tax, Roth, and taxable accounts, and he discusses managing taxes and locations of investments for optimal tax efficiency in retirement.

Tim presents a retirement plan for a couple with $1.285 million in savings. He analyzes their cash flows, expenses, taxes, and withdrawal rates over time to determine if their savings will last through retirement.

Tim breaks down whether a $1 million nest egg is enough to retire on at age 65 in 2024. He discusses Social Security, Medicare, and strategies for withdrawing retirement income.

Does retirement income get taxed in Illinois? Find out in this quick overview of Illinois tax laws. We also examine property, sales, gas, alcohol, and other taxes IL residents pay.

Our 50 united states have a wide discrepancy in the way they tax retirement income. So location can be an important consideration in financial planning for retirement.

Tim unveils a real-life case study of a couple worth $2.4 million. They were sitting on a "tax bomb" set to explode to over $1.7 million in taxes! Tim's strategy of Roth conversions and withdrawal planning could save them $2.2 million!

Tim discusses Dave Ramsey's controversial recommendation that retirees invest 100% in equities and withdraw 8% annually.

Which accounts will serve you best in retirement? Tim breaks down the key factors to consider during your retirement planning and stresses the importance of balancing cash inflows vs. cash outflows.

Tim shares how calculating your retirement expenses and choosing the right investment accounts can mean the difference between living your retirement lifestyle dreams and running out of money!

Tim talks about how to reduce your lifetime tax liability by using Roth IRA conversions, how to get more money into a Roth IRA with a “backdoor Roth,” and how to use a Roth IRA for college savings.

A Roth IRA is a great tax planning tool to include in your retirement plan. Roth IRAs can be used to save for retirement, save for college (bet you didn’t know that one!), and convert traditional IRA assets. In this article, I talk about the difference between traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs and explain the Roth IRA contribution limits and Roth IRA distribution rules.

What is a retirement tax bomb? This episode covers the problem and how it can lead to an income tax bomb and a Medicare tax bomb. We also discuss the widow's tax and how an income tax bomb can affect your heirs.