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by Taylor Schulte, CFP
Retirement is too important to leave to guesswork, headlines, or conflicting advice. The Stay Wealthy Retirement Show is an award-winning retirement podcast designed to help you make smarter decisions with your money, reduce taxes, invest wisely, and create a retirement income plan you can trust. Want to avoid overpaying the IRS in retirement? Prepare for the next stock market downturn? Optimize retirement timing? Turn your investments into reliable income without second-guessing every decision? You're in the right place. I'm Taylor Schulte, a Certified Financial Planner™ and retirement tax planning expert. Each week, I simplify the biggest retirement planning questions so you can feel more informed, more confident, and better prepared to "stay wealthy" in retirement.
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- 3 days ago16 min
The Case for Claiming Social Security Early (Even If You Can Afford to Wait)
If you've researched when to claim Social Security, you've probably heard to wait until age 70. And there's good reason for that advice. Waiting means a larger monthly benefit for life, which can be especially valuable if your retirement lasts several decades. But while you wait, you'll need to cover your expenses from other sources. That means considering how comfortable you are drawing from savings, how a market downturn could affect your plan, and how many healthy, active years you have ahead. So, how do you weigh those trade-offs? And when might claiming earlier make sense, even if you can afford to wait? In today's episode, I'm exploring 6 overlooked considerations that could influence your claiming strategy and help you decide whether the advice to wait fits your retirement plan. We'll look at how they might influence your claiming strategy, and why a recommendation that sounds sensible on paper may need a closer look in your own retirement plan. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
- 1 weeks ago23 min
Why Your Charitable Deduction Can Disappear (Even With a Receipt)
📥 Grab Your Free Charitable Giving Planning Resources: Charitable giving can be simple, but the tax and planning decisions behind it often are not. Get four practical resources to help you make more informed giving decisions: A QCD guide, a donor-advised fund guide, a breakdown of which assets may be best to give, and an overview of the charitable-giving vehicles available when your planning gets more complex. → Download All 4 Resources Here *** 🎙️ Episode Description: Earlier this year, the U.S. Tax Court threw out a $665,000 charitable deduction. The donors had an appraisal, the required IRS form, and a signed letter documenting the donation. And yet the court denied the entire deduction... because of ONE missing sentence. And that same requirement can apply when you write a check to your church, give from your IRA, or buy tickets to a charity gala. In this episode, I walk through what went wrong and what it can teach the rest of us. Here's what you'll learn: → Why a canceled check alone may not be enough to back up your deduction → How QCDs, appreciated stock, and new 2026 rules can change the tax outcome of the same donation → The 4 questions I'd ask before making your next charitable gift The charity gets your gift either way. The question is whether you get the tax benefit, too. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
- 2 weeks ago15 min
3 Things RMD Timing Actually Affects (And How to Choose Your Schedule)
Once required minimum distributions begin, the IRS decides how much comes out of your IRA each year. But it doesn't decide when... You can take it all in January, wait until December, or spread it out across the year. At first glance, the choice seems almost meaningless. The required amount is the same, and the distribution still lands in the same tax year. But the timing can matter in ways that aren't always obvious. And even if you're years away from taking RMDs, this is a decision you'll eventually need to make if you have money in pre-tax retirement accounts. Here's what you'll learn: → The 3 things RMD timing can still affect (and how much each one really matters) → Why the order of your RMD, charitable gifts, and Roth conversions can matter more than the month you withdraw → When taking your RMD early, late, or throughout the year makes the most sense By the end, you'll have a simple framework for thinking about RMD timing before it becomes another retirement decision you're forced to make on the fly. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
- 3 weeks ago19 min
Are You Really Behind on Retirement? 2 Studies Disagree (46% vs. Under 20%)
One multi-decade study suggests nearly half of working households may be at risk of falling short in retirement. But another respected study found that fewer than 20% were actually behind. So which one should you believe? The answer reveals a weakness in the way we typically measure retirement progress. Here's what you'll learn: → Why 2 respected studies reach such different conclusions about who's really at risk → The 3 ways the "save a percentage" rule can break down for families → Why the years when saving feels impossible may be more normal than you've been told → How your 50s and 60s can become the most important saving windows of your life. By the end, you'll have a better way to judge whether you're truly behind and a clearer picture of the opportunities that may still be ahead. And if nothing else, you'll understand why a difficult savings season today doesn't necessarily define where you'll end up. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
- Sep 3, 202618 min
Your Plan Says Spend — Your Gut Says No (5 Questions to Ask Instead)
Most retirement planning treats the transition like a single event. But in reality, you're navigating THREE different shifts at the same time. And while traditional planning is well-equipped to handle the first, it spends far less time on the second and almost none on the third. Here's what you'll learn: → Why 50% of retirees plan to spend little or none of their savings → Why even a well-funded retiree can treat every withdrawal like a threat → 5 questions that work better than "Can I afford it?" By the end, you'll have a clearer picture of which transition your plan may be overlooking, why that matters, and what it can take to close the gap. And if nothing else, you'll have a better answer for why spending your own money can feel so difficult after decades of doing everything right. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
- Aug 27, 202622 min
8 Investing Numbers That Shape Whether Your Nest Egg Outlives You
You've spent decades building a nest egg large enough to fund the retirement you want. The next challenge is making sure it can support that same lifestyle for the next 30 years. At 3% historical inflation, the $100,000 lifestyle you retire on could cost $240,000 a year by age 90. And the assets that feel safest — cash, CDs, and money market funds — have historically done the least to keep up. In this episode, I'm simplifying a century of market history into 8 numbers that shape how long your money lasts. Here's what you'll learn: → The hidden cost of playing it safe with money you won't need for decades → The 2 bond numbers that look nearly identical, and the risk hiding between them → How they all fit together into a simple framework for making confident decisions My hope is that when we're done, you have a small set of reference points to return to, and a lot less noise competing for your attention. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
- Aug 20, 202618 min
The 4 Retirement Income Styles (And How to Find Yours)
Two retirees can have the same age, the same nest egg, and the same monthly expenses. Give them the exact same retirement income plan, and one may feel completely comfortable while the other loses sleep the moment markets fall. That's because retirement income planning involves more than math. It also depends on how much certainty you want, how much flexibility you're willing to give up, and which risks you're comfortable carrying yourself. In this episode, I'm breaking down a practical framework that organizes nearly every retirement income strategy into four distinct styles. Here's what you'll learn: → The 2 questions that shape nearly every retirement income decision → The strengths and tradeoffs behind the 4 most common retirement income strategies → A simple 3-step process for building a plan around your own priorities There may not be one "best" retirement income strategy for everyone. But understanding the tradeoffs can help you build a plan you have the confidence to follow through market declines, changing spending needs, and decades of retirement. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
- Aug 13, 202615 min
Do You Really Need $1.5 Million to Retire?
Americans now say they need $1.5 million to retire comfortably, according to a recent survey. That's nearly 60% higher than the "magic number" reported roughly five years ago, which helps explain why so many retirement savers feel behind. But that number is a survey average, and measuring yourself against it could cost you years you can't get back. In this episode, I'm sharing why retiring at 62 may be more realistic than you think. Here's what you'll learn: → The new Vanguard research that challenges the conventional Social Security advice → How one couple with $1.8 million stopped chasing the $2.5 million their calculator demanded → A simple 4-step process for building (and stress-testing) a flexible early retirement plan For smart, diligent savers, the biggest retirement risk isn't always running out of money... sometimes it's running out of time. *** 📆 Book a Call With Our Team: Your retirement involves complex, interconnected decisions—taxes, income, healthcare, estate planning, investments. See how they fit together in one coordinated strategy built around your numbers. 👉 Learn More and Book a Call Here *** Episode Resources: → Grab the Episode Show Notes → Get Your FREE Tax-Smart Retirement Toolkit → Learn About the Total Retirement System™
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Retirement is too important to leave to guesswork, headlines, or conflicting advice. The Stay Wealthy Retirement Show is an award-winning retirement podcast designed to help you make smarter decisions with your money, reduce taxes, invest wisely, and create a retirement income plan you can trust. Want to avoid overpaying the IRS in retirement? Prepare for the next stock market downturn? Optimize retirement timing? Turn your investments into reliable income without second-guessing every decision? You're in the right place. I'm Taylor Schulte, a Certified Financial Planner™ and retirement tax planning expert. Each week, I simplify the biggest retirement planning questions so you can feel more informed, more confident, and better prepared to "stay wealthy" in retirement.
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