Month: December 2021

31. What’s Covered And What’s Not With Medicare

31. What’s Covered And What’s Not With Medicare

Medicare can seem like a foreign language to those who don’t look into it on a regular basis.

In this episode, Tim Whisler discusses what you need to know about Medicare when planning for retirement. He reveals the different parts of Medicare plans, the role of each and the coverage they provide. Tim discusses the importance of understanding what your expenses are and how much items such as your prescriptions will cost after Medicare coverage.

Tim discusses:

  • What Medicare is and what it covers
  • The different pieces of your Medicare plan
  • The importance of understanding your costs when choosing a plan
  • And more

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Investment advisory and financial planning services offered through Simplicity Wealth, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Sub advisory services are provided by Advisory Alpha, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Insurance, consulting, and education services are offered through The Whisler Agency. The Whisler Agency is a separate and unaffiliated entity from Simplicity Wealth, LLC, and Advisory Alpha, LLC.

 

 

30. Navigating The RMDs Of Retirement Planning

30. Navigating The RMDs Of Retirement Planning

You may hear about RMDs from your retirement planner. But how do required minimum distributions impact your personal retirement plan?

In this episode, Tim Whisler shares his knowledge of RMDs, discussing how pensions evolved to retirement accounts with RMDs and the differences between the withdrawal rules of different accounts. He reveals the importance of including the RMDs within your retirement plan and how they can impact your beneficiaries after you are gone.

Tim discusses:

  • What RMDs are
  • How different types of retirement accounts are impacted by RMDs
  • The benefits of gifting your RMD
  • How your beneficiaries could move up a tax bracket from their inheritance
  • And more

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Investment advisory and financial planning services offered through Simplicity Wealth, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Sub advisory services are provided by Advisory Alpha, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Insurance, consulting, and education services are offered through The Whisler Agency. The Whisler Agency is a separate and unaffiliated entity from Simplicity Wealth, LLC, and Advisory Alpha, LLC.