Retire Sooner with Wes Moss

When and How to Help Adult Children: Roth Conversions, Social Security & Retirement Planning Topics

June 4, 2026·48 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Retirement planning doesn’t always follow a straight line, and this episode of the Retire Sooner Podcast tackles the pressing money decisions families are talking about. Join Wes Moss and guest host Mallory Boggs for a lively conversation about helping adult children buy homes, Roth conversions, Social Security timing, investing, taxes, and the lifestyle choices often associated with a happy retirement. • Explore the financial and emotional tradeoffs that may come with helping adult children buy a home while still protecting your own retirement goals. • Examine how higher home prices, rising mortgage rates, and ongoing family support may help shape retirement planning and financial flexibility. • Evaluate Roth conversions, Social Security claiming strategies, IRA withdrawals, and HELOC financing through the lens of taxes and long-term retirement income planning. • Reconsider how spending on travel, family experiences, health, hobbies, and social connections may play a role in retirement satisfaction. • Assess portfolio diversification considerations beyond concentrated “Magnificent 7” exposure while tackling listener questions on IRAs, emergency funds, taxable accounts, and retirement investing. Listen and subscribe to the Retire Sooner Podcast for more conversations on retirement planning, investing, taxes, and navigating today’s financial landscape with a practical long-term perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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