The Great Retirement Debate with Ed Slott & Jeffrey Levine

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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 take opposing sides by a flip of a coin, their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make an informed decision. Each episode is a knockout of information leaving you, the consumer, the real winner. Tune in for new episodes every Thursday! Action Rock by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/motivational-background-music/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Great Retirement Debate with Ed Slott & Jeffrey Levine


    • Mar 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    19: GRD019 - Season 1 Finale and Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 21:25


    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.

    18: GRD018: To Convert or Not To Convert Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 16:50


    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. 

    17: GRD017: To Convert Or Not To Convert Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 14:42


    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. 

    16: GRD016: Gifting Vs. Inheriting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 22:36


    In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey weigh the pros and cons of gifting versus inheriting. 

    15: GRD015: Should I Downsize in Retirement?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 18:53


    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. 

    14: GRD014: Roth IRA vs. Roth 401k

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 15:17


    In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate which is the better option, the Roth IRA, or the Roth 401k. 

    13: GRD013: SECURE Act 2.0 - Deal or No Deal? Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 21:09


    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

    12: GRD012: SECURE Act 2.0 - Deal or No Deal? Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 24:12


    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. 

    11: GRD011: Should I Borrow From My 401K?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 15:48


    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. 

    10: GRD010 - Tax Diversification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 20:22


    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. 

    9: GRD009 - 72(t) Payments, Yes or No?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 22:57


    In this Great Retirement Debate, the topic of discussion is 72(t) payments, yes or no? 

    8: GRD008 - Should I Own Cryptocurrency in My Retirement Account?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 19:57


    In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate the pros and cons of owning cryptocurrency in your retirement account.

    7: GRD007: Should I Use a Roth IRA vs. 529 to Plan for College?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 25:26


    In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss saving for higher education, and whether a Roth IRA or a 529 plan is the best option for that.  *Please Note: The recently passed SECURE 2.0 allows rollovers from 529 plans to Roth IRAs. This provision is not effective until 2024. It is NOT effective for 2023, but it is generating so much talk that it is worth mentioning.

    6: GRD006 - Should I Pay Off Debt Before I Retire?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 18:39


    In this Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether or not you should pay off debt before retiring. 

    5: GRD005 - Should I Use a Roth IRA or Life Insurance to Provide a Legacy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 22:30


    In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether a Roth IRA or Life Insurance is the best option in order to provide a legacy.

    4: GRD004 - Should I Buy Long Term Care Insurance or Self Fund?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 22:44


    In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey discuss whether you should buy long-term care insurance or self fund. 

    3: GRD003 - Should I Take the Pension Lump Sum or Annuity Income Stream?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 20:21


    In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate whether or not you should take the pension lump sum or an annuity income stream.

    2: GRD002 - Trusts as a Beneficiary

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 17:21


    In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeffrey debate naming a trust as a beneficiary. 

    1: GRD001 - Should I Take Social Security at Age 62?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 20:21


    Episode 1: In this episode Ed and Jeffrey debate whether or not taking Social Security at age 62 is a good idea. 

    Preview: The Great Retirement Debate with Ed Slott & Jeffrey Levine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 1:02


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