Andy discusses the main ways in which investment custodians like Scwhab, Vanguard and Fidelity make money (even when you often don't outright directly pay them anything...)

Links in this episode:

• Tenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning Insights
• Facebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)
• YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)
• Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about:

• A short explanation of bonds and "the bond market" ( 2:48 )
• Are actively managed bond funds better than passive bond funds ( 21:53 )
• What are the pros and cons of making all of the year's estimated tax payments in the first quarter ( 30:30 )
• Why insurers don't offer a long term care product with a 2-3 years elimination period or deductible to cover just LTC needs beyond a few years ( 34:07 )
• His thoughts on getting retirement income from dividends, Treasury interest and municipal bond interest ( 37:20 )
• Are there any advisors who specialize in working with couples where only one couple is involved in the household finances ( 42:47 )
• Are there any disadvantages to converting ALL pre-tax account balances to Roth ( 46:20 )
• Is disability income considered "earned income" and eligible to make IRA or Roth IRA contributions ( 55:30 )

To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com

• My company newsletter - Retirement Planning Insights
• Facebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)
• YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)
• Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

Andy chats with three different "real" people to discuss how they handled the non-financial/emotional transition from working to retirement, and what they do now to provide a sense of fulfillment, meaning and purpose and in retirement

Links in this episode:

• Tenon Financial monthly e-newsletter - Retirement Planning Insights
• Facebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)
• YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)
• Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com

To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.com