The Great Retirement Debate with Ed Slott & Jeffrey Levine

The Great Retirement Debate with Ed Slott & Jeffrey Levine

On the Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make informed decisions. Each episode is a knockout of information leaving you, the consumer, the real winner. Season 4 coming Thursday, July 31, 2025! Tune in for new episodes every other Thursday! Action Rock by LesFM | https://lesfm.net/motivational-background-music/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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July 31, 2025 32 mins
In the first episode of Season 4 of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine dive into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and debate whether this massive legislation simplifies retirement planning — or makes it even more complex.
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine debate whether its better to be a girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse when it comes to inheriting retirement assets.



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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine address spending in retirement, and whether or not you should be adjusting that spending to keep on track with your retirement goals. 
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not you should use a Health Savings Account (HSA) in retirement. 
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not you should aim for a zero percent tax rate in retirement. 
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine debate whether or not the 529 to Roth IRA rollover is worthwhile. 
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not it is a wise choice to change financial advisors upon retirement. 
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not you should invest differently between your traditional IRA and Roth accounts. 
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss whether or not it’s worthwhile to fix missed required minimum distributions and what the next best options are. 
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine talk about how long you should plan to live, and how you should handle your retirement accordingly.
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In this episode of The Great Retirement Debate, Ed Slott and Jeff Levine discuss what they believe to be the single biggest mistake retirees make. 
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss whether or not you should invest your IRA fund into your own business. 

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss whether or not you should leave your IRA to charity at your death.

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is t...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if it is a good idea to utilize Roth IRA accounts to save for college education. 

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to eye, thei...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss the next steps with company plans in the case of a layoff. 

On the Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape. Their end goal is to provide the good, bad and necessary information to make in...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss investments to avoid in your retirement accounts. 

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the go...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss what you should be doing before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comes to an end. 

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end ...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss whether or not you should trust the government Roth. 

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if you should treat your children equally when it comes to what you will be passing down. 

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to ...
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In this episode of the Great Retirement Debate, Ed and Jeff discuss if you should use the “Still Working” exception. 

On The Great Retirement Debate, financial heavyweights Ed Slott, of Ed Slott and Company, and Jeffrey Levine, of Buckingham Strategic Wealth, go head to head discussing critical topics in the retirement landscape.
 
Though they may not always see eye to eye, their end goal is to provide the goo...
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