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Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 595, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball for Eeyore and Nurse Kathi: retired in Orlando, both 65, and they swear they've never heard this one on the show before: is a full Roth conversion strategy the way to go, or is there a point where you should stop? Harry and Sally in New York potentially moving to Florida, have been living off their brokerage for retirement account withdrawal for two years, and Sally is getting nervous. Is this a tax efficient retirement plan? When should they claim Social Security? And “When Can I Retire From 12 Hour Days” in Virginia is 62, single, and faced with the same decision: collect Social Security benefits at full retirement age, or hold out for the bigger check at 70?

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast

00:54 - Should We Convert All of Our Retirement to Roth? What About Selling Our Rental Property and Capital Gains? (Eeyore and Nurse Kathi, Orlando, FL)

14:56 - We've Lived Off Our Brokerage for 2 Years. Are We Crazy? When Should We Claim Social Security Benefits? (Harry & Sally, NY)

31:02 - Single, 62, $820K: Does My 2029 Retirement Plan Hold Up? When Should I Collect Social Security? (“When Can I Say Goodbye to 12 Hour Days?”, Virginia)

37:27 - Outro: Next Week on the YMYW Podcast

39:15 - The Derails: Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore, Smirnoff Ice, Childhood Stuffed Animals