In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine debate whether its better to be a girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse when it comes to inheriting retirement assets.
Jan 09, 2025•17 min•Season 3Ep. 10
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine address spending in retirement, and whether or not you should be adjusting that spending to keep on track with your retirement goals.
Dec 26, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not you should use a Health Savings Account (HSA) in retirement.
Dec 12, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 8
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not you should aim for a zero percent tax rate in retirement.
Nov 27, 2024•15 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine debate whether or not the 529 to Roth IRA rollover is worthwhile.
Nov 14, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not it is a wise choice to change financial advisors upon retirement.
Oct 31, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not you should invest differently between your traditional IRA and Roth accounts.
Oct 17, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not it’s worthwhile to fix missed required minimum distributions and what the next best options are.
Oct 03, 2024•18 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine talk about how long you should plan to live, and how you should handle your retirement accordingly.
Sep 19, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate , Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss what they believe to be the single biggest mistake retirees make.
Sep 05, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss whether or not you should invest your IRA fund into your own business. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. Each ...
Aug 08, 2024•14 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss whether or not you should leave your IRA to charity at your death. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. Each epis...
Jul 25, 2024•18 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if it is a good idea to utilize Roth IRA accounts to save for college education. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decis...
Jul 11, 2024•18 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss the next steps with company plans in the case of a layoff. On the Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make informed decisions. Each episode is a knockout of information leaving you, the con...
Jun 27, 2024•15 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss investments to avoid in your retirement accounts. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. Each episode is a knockout...
Jun 13, 2024•17 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss what you should be doing before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comes to an end. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. E...
May 30, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss whether or not you should trust the government Roth. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. Each episode is a knock...
May 16, 2024•15 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if you should treat your children equally when it comes to what you will be passing down. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an infor...
May 02, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if you should use the “Still Working” exception. On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. Each episode is a knockout ...
Apr 18, 2024•16 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In the final episode of season 1 on The Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss the topics covered over the last 18 episodes and what to expect from The Great Retirement Debate going forward.
Mar 30, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey continue the discussion on whether you should convert or not convert your IRA to a Roth IRA.
Mar 23, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether you should convert or not convert your IRA to a Roth IRA.
Mar 16, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey weigh the pros and cons of gifting versus inheriting.
Mar 09, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate whether or not it’s a good strategy to downsize your home in retirement.
Mar 02, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate which is the better option, the Roth IRA, or the Roth 401k.
Feb 23, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate SECURE Act 2.0 once again for part 2 of whether it’s big deal, or not a big deal for you, the consumer. This time around, the focus is on the Roth related provisions. Jeff's Blog Article Mentioned: https://www.kitces.com/blog/using-a-family-dynasty-529-plan-for-multigenerational-college-planning/ New York Times Article Mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/your-money/student-loans/student-debt-529-savings.html...
Feb 16, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate SECURE Act 2.0 and whether it’s big deal, or not a big deal for you, the consumer, in regards to the provisions affecting required minimum distributions (RMDs), qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) and the new 10% RMD penalty.
Feb 09, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey explain whether or not you should borrow from your 401k if you need liquidity.
Feb 02, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey go into detail on Tax Diversification and whether or not that should be something you strive for in retirement.
Jan 26, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this Great Retirement Debate, the topic of discussion is 72(t) payments, yes or no?
Jan 19, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 9