The Atomic Retirement
The Atomic Retirement is a retirement podcast brought to you by financial planner Ryan Kilkenny, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran 🇺🇸 and the founder of Atomic Planning. Ryan is on a mission to educate and empower families to confidently navigate all things money, tax, and retirement. Join him each week as he covers topics on the minds of people in and near retirement. Ryan talks about: retirement planning, retirement income, Roth conversions, tax planning, investing, stocks and bonds, 401(k)s, Roth IRAs, health savings accounts, social security, medicare, long term care, insurance, charitable giving, estate planning, and more. You can learn more at https://www.atomicplanning.com/
Episodes
When it comes to bringing people together, few things can match the magic of food, music, and, of course, the thrill of vacationing. Today we're talking about vacationing and I'm joined by Mark Comfort, an industry expert with more than 30 years of experience helping people create memories that last a lifetime. Mark has traveled to 108 countries and he and his wife Mimi are the owners of Cruise Holidays and Comfort Tours ...
One of the most important decisions you will make in retirement is deciding when to collect your Social Security benefits. Social Security is a guaranteed lifetime annuity designed to pay you an inflation-protected income for as long as you live. But figuring out when to collect payments, especially if you are eligible for multiple benefits or coordinating with a spouse, can be nearly impossible. And here is the hard truth. Most re...
Today we're talking all things real estate with Kiley Willis. Kiley is a realtor at ReeceNichols Plaza in Kansas City (licensed in both Kansas and Missouri), and she is one of Kansas City's top real estate producers. Last year she was the top-ranked solo agent by sales volume at her old brokerage. And since 2016, she has sold more than 220 homes valued at nearly $60M in sales volume. If you have questions about buying or ...
Tax season is upon us, and you have probably received your fair share of important tax documents in the mail (or email inbox). Chances are your W-2 is not the only tax form you'll need to complete your income tax return because you likely received at least one or more 1099 forms too. Your 1099 forms report various types of income from the previous year. And that's why we must pay attention to them as we prepare and get or...
Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letter to owners of Berkshire Hathaway stock is out. Today we'll walk through it together, and I'll point out my top takeaways. After all, the letter contains wisdom from someone with 80 years of investing experience, which Buffett points out is roughly one-third of America's lifetime! I hope you enjoy this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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2022 was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for stock and bond markets. It seemed like everything went down in value, everything except inflation and mortgage rates which reached 40-year highs and 20-year highs, respectively. In short, 2022 was an emotionally draining year for many retirement investors and that means most panicked and yanked money out of their 401(k)s, right? No so fast. Today we're discussing what f...
Social Security may only be able to pay 80% of its promised benefits starting in 2035 if Congress does not address a projected shortfall. Today we're talking about 7 changes Americans say they are willing to make to fix Social Security. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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Healthcare is not cheap and, aside from taxes, might be your most costly retirement expense. Did you know there's a tax-advantaged savings account to help with your healthcare costs? Health Savings Accounts came about in 2003, and many people are unfamiliar with their benefits and tax secrets. That's our topic on this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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Today we're talking all things Medicare with Danielle Roberts. Danielle is a Medicare expert and the co-founder of Boomer Benefits, an insurance agency helping people across the country understand Medicare and their insurance options. She's also the author of 10 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make. If you have Medicare questions and you're not sure where to start, I think you'll get a lot of v...
With stock and bond markets down double-digits year-to-date, and inflation at 40-year highs, is it a bad time to retire? Should I delay retirement? That's our topic on this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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- Is Now a Bad Time to Retire?
- What Past Stock Market Declines Can Teach Us
- Retirees Have a Superpower
- Sequence of Return Risk
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How much money do I need to stop working, be financially independent, and retire? Do I need a half-a-million dollars, a million, two million, or something else? That's our topic on this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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Is the US in a recession? That's our topic on this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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- If This is a Recession, We Might Not Know for Months
- Bureau of Economic Analysis Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Data
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Today we are talking about the 15 lies and omissions that insurance salespeople tell about Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance Policies. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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Today we are talking about 10 Social Security myths and misconceptions that refuse to die. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Atomic Retirement podcast!
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Today I'm joined by Samara Nazir, J.D. Samara is an estate planning attorney at Parman & Easterday in Overland Park, Kansas. Samara is licensed to practice law in both Kansas and Missouri, and her practice areas include estate planning and probate administration. If you have questions about your own estate plan, what it looks like to work with an estate planning attorney, what documents you need, when your documents shoul...
Today I'm joined by Nick Maggiulli. Nick is the Chief Operating Officer and Data Scientist at Ritholtz Wealth Management in New York City. He has an economics degree from Stanford University and he writes a weekly blog called Of Dollars And Data, where he focuses on the intersection of data and personal finance. Nick is also the author of a new book called Just Keep Buying - Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth. I h...
Today we are talking about all things insurance and I'm joined by Broc Buckles. Broc is the co-founder of BC Brokerage, an independent insurance brokerage that focuses on serving the families of fee-only financial planners, like Atomic Planning. Broc and his co-founder, Peter, help families across the country accomplish their insurance needs, and get the correct life, disability, long-term care, and annuity coverage required ...
Today we are talking about proactive tax planning and how it may be able to rescue your retirement and defuse a retirement tax bomb. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Atomic Retirement Podcast!
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According to a recent survey from caring.com, 67% of Americans do not have estate planning documents. That's why I'm joined by Andres Mazabel of Trust & Will on this episode of The Atomic Retirement Podcast.
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- Trust & Will Website
- Trust & Will Estate Planning Learning Center
- 2022 Wills and Estate Planning Study from Caring.com
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Is Social Security the Best Annuity for Your Money? That's what I'm talking about on this episode of The Atomic Retirement Podcast.
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- Social Security Administration Website
- Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment Information
- What are FICA Taxes
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