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Big Picture Retirement

Planning for, or already enjoying, your retirement? This is the show for you. The success of your r

Episodes

Total: 269

Today we answer a question from Ken, a recent retiree at 63, about how his Social Security claiming

Most retirees think tax planning ends with knowing their tax bracket, but that’s just the beginning.

Today we answer a question from Chris about The Good Life Abroad and whether we plan to take a trip

Today we answer a question from Sandi about how much umbrella insurance coverage you really need — e

Today we answer a question from Peter about what happens when a parent dies with a fully planned est

In this special episode, we catch up on a backlog of insightful listener questions—covering everythi

In the final installment of our 3-part estate planning series, we dive into one of the most overlook

Today we answer Jeff’s question about using home equity to pay for end-of-life care — from tapping i

In this episode, we shine the light on common estate planning mistakes that can derail even the best

Today we answer a question from Cathy about helping aging parents in California navigate care costs,

In this episode, we cover key tax considerations around wealth transfer. We cover the differences be

In this episode, Brian asks some great questions about using Net Unrealized Appreciation (NUA) for c

In this episode, we explore how to pass on your assets smoothly and efficiently—without dragging you

In this inbox episode, we break down how the Social Security earnings limit works—especially for C c

In the first part of our series on estate planning, we laid the groundwork for why incapacity planni

Today kicks off a brand-new series on estate planning. Estate planning is one of those things everyo

John asks about buying the individual sectors of the S&P 500 and rebalancing based on performance in

Rosemary’s husband is scaling back to 32 hours a week as part of his transition plan before switchin

Planning to travel in retirement? In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Motiwalla from The Good Li

This week, we’re diving into a question about the tax treatment of Special Needs Trusts. There are t