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How Do I Take Withdrawals in Retirement? Conclusion

Financial Education, Retirement SavingsBy Kristi SullivanApril 10, 2023

I think of creating retirement income plan in terms of funnels and buckets.  The funnel is the decision-making process.  The buckets are where your various accounts are placed and invested for income.   First, the funnel.  Start wide at the top with the overall retirement projection.  This informs how much you can safely spend in…

How Do I Take Withdrawals in Retirement? Method #3

Personal Finance, Retirement SavingsBy Kristi SullivanApril 3, 2023

Welcome back.  For those of you who have stuck with this series, you are rounding 3rd base!  Almost through the quick tutorial to help decide what order to tap your savings for retirement. Withdrawal Method #3:  Pro Rata.  Take withdrawals each year proportionately from the 3 types of accounts. Example:  Joe and Sue have 50%…

How Do I Take Withdrawals in Retirement? Method #2

Retirement SavingsBy Kristi SullivanMarch 27, 2023

Welcome back to the bite-size tutorial series about retirement withdrawal methods.  This week we look at Method #2. Method 2:  Tax-Deferred accounts first, Taxable (aka non-retirement accounts) second, Roth last. Pros: Spreads taxes owed on deferred accounts over a longer period of time. Get ahead of Required Minimum Distributions, possibly keeping yourself in a lower…

How Do I Take Withdrawals in Retirement? Method #1

Retirement SavingsBy Kristi SullivanMarch 20, 2023

In last week’s blog, I introduced some thoughts and methods of tapping into your savings to create a retirement paycheck.  This week, we will look at the Method #1.  This is the first method just because it’s kind of the standard one people default to.  It’s not necessarily the best for you. Method 1:  Taxable…

How Do I Take Withdrawals in Retirement? An Introduction

Investment Education, Retirement SavingsBy Kristi SullivanMarch 13, 2023

Retirement in America is not for wimps.  For most people, gone are the days when you hang up your tools one day and then go home to a steady pension for the rest of your life.   Nowadays, we must consider Social Security claiming strategies, required minimum distributions rules, ever shifting tax brackets, and changing…

WTF (What the Finance) is the Fiduciary Rule?

Ask the AdvisorBy Kristi SullivanMarch 6, 2023

This blog is thanks to an alert reader who asked me the question about why all financial planners are not required to be fiduciaries.  I’m ALWAYS looking for blog topics, so please e-mail me your questions! First, what is a fiduciary? In financial services, being a fiduciary means that your advice ALWAYS benefits the client…

Guest spotlight! Interview with Ladicia Grosch

Financial EducationBy Kristi SullivanFebruary 27, 2023

This week I’m thrilled to share the expertise about life insurance of Ladicia Grosch, COO and Principal of Bridge Life, LLC.    Ladicia partnered in creating Bridge Life in 2012.  She has worked in the wealth transfer and life insurance industry for over eighteen years.  Ladicia oversees company operations including compliance, human resources, financials, technology, and…

WTF (What the Finance) is IRMAA?

Financial EducationBy Kristi SullivanFebruary 20, 2023

For those of you reading this to learn more about the Queen of Soul, Irma Thomas, get used to disappointment. If, however, you are hoping for a riveting read about Medicare premiums, you are in luck! IRMAA stands for Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount.  It is the calculation that has people with higher means paying more…

To RMD or Not to RMD…

Financial Education, Retirement SavingsBy Kristi SullivanFebruary 13, 2023

…in the first year?  That is a question.  Not THE question – surely there are more important questions in life.  But, with the new SECURE Act 2.0 moving the Required Minimum Distribution start date out yet another year, that old question may pop up again. To recap, the rule has always been that in the…

OMG, My Student is Now an Adult!

College Planning, Financial Education, Retirement SavingsBy Kristi SullivanFebruary 6, 2023

As the parent or grandparent of young children, you might be thinking about the best way to save for college.  529 plans, introduced in the 1990s, are a great way to shelter investment for college from taxes.  BUT, as with all things there are drawbacks. One worry clients routinely express is, what if they overfund…

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Kristi Sullivan, CFP®, is your trusted partner in financial planning. With 27 years of expertise and a commitment to personalized service, Kristi helps clients navigate the complexities of wealth management, retirement planning, and investment strategies.

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