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#160 - "Hot topics" edition...Andy and Lauren Hunt talk about the Social Security annual trustees report, the ever-increasing stock market, whether to take out loans or pay for things outright and MORE!
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Andy and Lauren Hunt from Daybreak Wealth share their thoughts on a handful of current events and "hot topics" relating to retirement planning. Specifically, they talk about:
- Their thoughts on the takeaways from 2025 annual Social Security Trustees report ( 7:17 )
- Some of provisions in the pending One Big Beautiful Bill Act that are likely to impact most people's tax returns ( 16:12 )
- Whether or not to get a loan or pay cash for a new car or house. Or, similarly, to pay down or pay off an existing loan ( 32:27 )
- Whether buying a 30 year Treasury bond is a replacement for a traditional income annuity in retirement ( 38:19 )
- When to consider getting a living/revocable trust ( 46:43 )
- Why the stock market keeps chugging ever-upward, even with so much seemingly uncertain in the world and the economy ( 54:38 )
- What longevity assumptions we use, and why, when doing financial planning and projections for client ( 1:07:45 )
Links in this episode:
- Lauren's firm - Daybreak Wealth
- Lauren's prior appearance on the Retirement Planning Education podcast - Episode #098
- The 2025 Annual Social Security Trustees Report - here
To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected]
- 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
163 episodes
Manage episode 493634837 series 3305727
Andy and Lauren Hunt from Daybreak Wealth share their thoughts on a handful of current events and "hot topics" relating to retirement planning. Specifically, they talk about:
- Their thoughts on the takeaways from 2025 annual Social Security Trustees report ( 7:17 )
- Some of provisions in the pending One Big Beautiful Bill Act that are likely to impact most people's tax returns ( 16:12 )
- Whether or not to get a loan or pay cash for a new car or house. Or, similarly, to pay down or pay off an existing loan ( 32:27 )
- Whether buying a 30 year Treasury bond is a replacement for a traditional income annuity in retirement ( 38:19 )
- When to consider getting a living/revocable trust ( 46:43 )
- Why the stock market keeps chugging ever-upward, even with so much seemingly uncertain in the world and the economy ( 54:38 )
- What longevity assumptions we use, and why, when doing financial planning and projections for client ( 1:07:45 )
Links in this episode:
- Lauren's firm - Daybreak Wealth
- Lauren's prior appearance on the Retirement Planning Education podcast - Episode #098
- The 2025 Annual Social Security Trustees Report - here
To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email [email protected]
- 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
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