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The Retirement and IRA Show

Jim Saulnier, CFP® & Chris Stein, CFP®

With Jim, Chris & Peter

Episodes

20 of 143 episodes

Longevity Risk Beyond Money: EDU # 2638

Chris’s Summary Jim and I use a Life Annuity Specialist article on pension risk transfer mortality models to examine longevity risk fo...

1:07:47Sep 23, 2026

Social Security, TIPS Ladder, Investment Positioning, Buffered ETFs: Q&A #2638

Chris and Jacob discuss listener emails on Social Security survivor benefits, a TIPS ladder paired with a QLAC, investment positioning acros...

1:24:40Sep 19, 2026

Power of Attorney Mistakes: EDU #2637

Chris’s Summary Jim and I discuss five common power of attorney mistakes flagged in an estate planning attorney’s article, along...

1:06:19Sep 16, 2026

Heart Screening, Healthy Aging in Retirement: Q&A #2637

Jim and Chris are again joined by Dr. Phillip Snider. They discuss listener emails on coronary artery calcium scoring, followed by a broader...

1:20:11Sep 12, 2026

Review of a DIY Retirement Plan: EDU #2636

Chris’s Summary Jim and I continue our Fun Number series with a listener email laying out a DIY retirement plan built account by accou...

1:34:14Sep 9, 2026

IRMAA Brackets, Social Security, Annuity Inflation, QCDs, Listener PSAs: Q&A #2636

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on IRMAA brackets after a spouse’s death, Social Security claiming and spousal benefits, annuiti...

1:25:38Sep 5, 2026

Investment Positioning Questions: EDU #2635

Chris’s Summary Jim and I are joined by Jacob as we tackle four listener questions on Investment Positioning , covering Quicken tools...

1:30:21Sep 2, 2026

Social Security, Social Security, Home Purchase, Fun Spending: Q&A #2635

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on Social Security survivor benefits and earnings records, financing a home purchase, and using a fixe...

1:31:06Aug 29, 2026

Spending Retirement Savings: EDU #2634

Chris’s Summary Jim and I continue our discussion on the Fun Number , this time as a dialogue episode built around one listener’...

56:26Aug 26, 2026

Social Security, Early Withdrawals, SPIAs, QLACs, Retirement Strategy: Q&A #2634

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on spousal Social Security timing, a listener PSA on the super catch-up contribution rule, early withd...

1:17:34Aug 22, 2026

Extending Your Go-Go Years: EDU #2633

Chris’s Summary Jim and I are joined again by Dr. Philip Snyder as we continue looking at narrowing the gap between healthspan and lif...

1:05:19Aug 19, 2026

Social Security, IRMAA, Roth Conversions, Roth Contributions, TEFRA: Q&A #2633

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on the Social Security Fairness Act, an IRMAA question involving deferred compensation, Roth conversio...

1:20:41Aug 15, 2026

Investment Positioning Part 2: EDU #2632

Chris’s Summary Jim and I are joined by Jacob Vonloh as we continue our discussion on investment positioning, wrapping up asset placem...

1:17:19Aug 12, 2026

Spousal Benefits, HSA Tax Strategies PSA, Inherited IRAs: Q&A #2632

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on Social Security spousal benefits, a listener PSA on HSA tax strategies and treasuries, and inherite...

1:22:00Aug 8, 2026

Investment Positioning Explained: EDU #2631

If you’d like to skip past Jim, Chris, and Jacob’s opening chat about Jacob relocating to Iowa, Jim’s hiking plans, weathe...

1:21:20Aug 5, 2026

Social Security, Estate Planning, Annuity Safety: Q&A #2631

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on Social Security survivor benefits after the GPO repeal, estate planning for minor children, and ann...

1:30:02Aug 1, 2026

Covering Retirement Income Gaps: EDU #2630

Chris’s Summary Jim and I continue our discussion on the Fun Number , this time tackling what comes out first and how we plan for cove...

1:33:52Jul 29, 2026

Social Security, Roth 401k, HSA Reimbursement, Pension Options, Trust Planning: Q&A #2630

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on Social Security survivor benefit strategies, a Roth 401(k) catch-up rule loophole, HSA reimbursemen...

1:26:19Jul 25, 2026

Retirement Budgeting – The Fun Number: EDU #2629

Chris’s Summary “Jim and I begin a multi-part discussion on the Fun Number , a retirement budgeting concept for how much someone...

1:06:46Jul 22, 2026

Social Security, Pension RMDs, Interest Taxation, Portfolio Strategy: Q&A #2629

Jim and Chris discuss the new PROMISE Act’s potential impact on Social Security before covering listener emails on pension RMD timing,...

1:28:05Jul 18, 2026