#186 - "Hot topics" edition...Andy and Cody Garrett talk about ACA tax credits, Roth conversions, tax gain harvesting, paying taxes in retirement, using HSAs and MORE!

Andy and Cody Garrett from Measure Twice Financial share their thoughts on a handful of current events and "hot topics" relating to retirement planning. Specifically, they talk about:

• Affordable Care Act ("ACA") tax credits and income "cliffs" in tax planning ( 08:13 )
• Doing Roth conversions vs tax gain harvesting ( 22:30 )
• Paying taxes in retirement; estimated payments vs withholdings ( 31:33 )
• Rushing into Roth conversions ( 38:50 )
• When to start doing HSA distributions ( 51:31 )
• Should you be worried about tech stocks ( 58:23 )
• Timing Required Minimum Distributions ("RMDs"); when in the year to take them ( 1:08:26 )
• Retirement spending anxiety ( 1:17:37 )

Links in this episode:

• Cody's website - https://www.measuretwicemoney.com/

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