Tag: Beneficiaries

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.

29. The Life Of Money After Death

29. The Life Of Money After Death

Death and taxes are the two most certain events in a person’s life. How can you continue the implementation of your financial plan after death?

In this episode, Tim Whisler discusses the difficult topic of death and how to plan financially for this certainty in life. Tim shares two stories about death and the financial planning involved. He discusses how having a plan can not only ease the transition but also increase the legacy you leave behind for future generations.

Tim discusses:

  • The importance of having a conversation about death with your loved ones and your advisor
  • What could happen to your estate without a proper plan
  • How simple planning can ease the transition of your estate after you’re gone
  • How to increase the legacy you leave behind
  • And more

Connect with Tim: 

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.

Episode 18 – Retirement Planning 101—Part 1

Episode 18 – Retirement Planning 101—Part 1

You don’t have to be a professional financial advisor to understand the basics of planning.

In part one of this two-part series, Tim Whisler dives into five of the most common mistakes 401(k) and IRA owners make. Tim helps you discover the taxes you are paying but shouldn’t be, and shares ways you could save even more.

You will learn:

  • 5 of the most common errors 401(k) and IRA owners make
  • The potential advantages and drawbacks of withdrawing IRA inheritance
  • How the SECURE Act impacted retirement income
  • The taxes you can avoid paying for different planning mistakes
  • And more!

Listen now as Tim Whisler reveals the taxes you could avoid when planning your retirement!

Resources: Tim Whisler | The Whisler Agency: (309) 291-0491

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.