IRMAA, Social Security, Roth 5-Year Rule, Rollover IRA Protections: Q&A #2619

Jim and Chris discuss listener emails on IRMAA appeals, Social Security survivor benefits, a Venn Diagram PSA, Roth IRA spousal rollover and the five-year rule, and Rollover IRA protections. (8:15) A listener asks whether their parents should appeal an IRMAA surcharge—triggered by a one-time annuity payout—on the basis of loss of pension income. (17:15) George asks how a serious health diagnosis may affect his Social Security strategy, including whether his wife should claim on her own record now and delay survivor benefits until he would have reached age 70. (35:30) A listener shares a Venn Diagram PSA 38:15) The guys hear from someone who used spousal rights to roll his late wife’s Roth 401k into his own Roth IRA, and wants to know whether doing so reset the five-year clock on her previously qualified funds. (54:00) Jim and Chris address whether the ERISA protections of 401k and 403b plans are reason enough to avoid rolling them into IRAs, and whether an umbrella insurance could offer additional Rollover IRA protections. The post IRMAA, Social Security, Roth 5-Year Rule, Rollover IRA Protections: Q&A appeared first on The Retirement and IRA Show .

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IRMAA, Social Security, Roth 5-Year Rule, Rollover IRA Protections: Q&A #2619 is an episode from The Retirement and IRA Show by Jim Saulnier, CFP® & Chris Stein, CFP®.

This episode is 1:16:12 long.

This episode was published on May 9, 2026.

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