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Don’t Let Bad Timing Ruin Your Retirement Savings

Don’t Let Bad Timing Ruin Your Retirement Savings

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Did you know two investors could earn the same average return, pay the same fees, and still retire with very different outcomes? In this episode, Matt explains why sequence of returns risk is one of the most important concepts to understand within 5–7 years of retirement. You’ll see real examples of how early losses can quietly drain decades of savings, and why the order of your returns matters just as much as the returns themselves.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

✨ Why timing matters just as much as returns in retirement investing
📉 How early losses could drain decades of savings
📊 Clear examples that reveal the impact of bad timing
🔑 Strategies to help protect your portfolio in retirement

0:00 – Intro

2:45 – Similar Portfolios, Different Results

3:59 – Negative Returns

8:10 – $1 Million Sample Portfolio

10:50 – Reducing Sequence of Returns Risk

15:43 – Summary

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📌5 Ways to Maximize Your Medtronic 401k Plan Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/guide/

📌Stock Compensation Tax Form Checklist: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/stock-compensation-tax-checklist/

📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/espp-guide/

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Should You Convert to a Roth Before Retirement?

Should You Convert to a Roth Before Retirement?

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Roth conversions can be a powerful tax strategy, but are they the right move when you’re just about to retire? In this video, Matt walks through a real-life case study to test that very question. Using Jerry and Ruth Crawford’s $7.3 million portfolio, he explores different strategies, from converting everything at once to filling tax brackets little by little.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

⚖️ Full Roth conversion vs. phased approach

📉 Why converting all at once can reduce portfolio growth

📊 Lifetime tax savings with bracket targeting

⏳ Impact of delaying Social Security to age 70

🏡 Flexibility and legacy benefits from tax-free Roth assets

0:00 – Intro

0:47 – Case Study

2:47 – Full Roth conversion

3:44 – Partial conversion

7:26 – Delaying Social Security

8:45 – Flexibility and legacy benefits

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📌5 Ways to Maximize Your Medtronic 401k Plan Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/guide/

📌Stock Compensation Tax Form Checklist: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/stock-compensation-tax-checklist/

📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/espp-guide/

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Mega Backdoor Roth Explained: The Tax-Free Growth Strategy for High Earners

Mega Backdoor Roth Explained: The Tax-Free Growth Strategy for High Earners

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Have you ever maxed out your 401k and thought, ‘Where else can I put money that grows tax-free?’ If you’re a high earner, especially working in MedTech or the corporate world, this strategy might change the way you save for retirement. Matt breaks down one of the most powerful (and often overlooked) retirement strategies available today: the Mega Backdoor Roth. It’s a legal workaround for those who can’t contribute directly to a Roth IRA and are already hitting their 401k limits midyear.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

❓ Understanding the Mega Backdoor Roth strategy

🔨 How the Mega Backdoor Roth process works

📊 The long-term value of tax diversification

🔍 Ideal candidates for this approach

🚫Key pitfalls to watch out for

0:00 – Intro

0:28 – What is a Mega Backdoor Roth?

2:33 – How does it work?

3:35 – Is this a good deal?

3:46 – Why does it matter?

4:21 – Who is this for?

5:05 – Mistake to avoid

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📚 Essential Financial Guides

📌5 Ways to Maximize Your Medtronic 401k Plan Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/guide/

📌Stock Compensation Tax Form Checklist: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/stock-compensation-tax-checklist/

📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/espp-guide/

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Why High Earners Should Sometimes Pay MORE Taxes- On Purpose!

Why High Earners Should Sometimes Pay MORE Taxes- On Purpose!

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Would you ever pay more to the IRS… on purpose? Sometimes the smartest move in retirement planning is the one that feels most counterintuitive, like voluntarily paying more taxes now. In this episode, Matt breaks down why certain high earners should consider a Roth 401(k) conversion during a lower-income year- if their plan allows it.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

💡 How paying more taxes now could save high earners later

📈 How Roth 401(k) conversions create tax-free growth

🗓️ The “hidden window” for high earners in lower tax years

⚠️ Key mistakes to avoid when converting

👨‍👩‍👧 Passing wealth to your heirs tax-efficiently

0:00 – Intro

0:58 – In-Plan Roth Conversion Strategy

2:21 – Why Should High Earners Do This?

4:48 – Who Should Consider This?

5:46 – Mistakes to Avoid

Other Resources

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📌5 Ways to Maximize Your Medtronic 401k Plan Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/guide/

📌Stock Compensation Tax Form Checklist: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/stock-compensation-tax-checklist/

📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/espp-guide/

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Going Public? 5 IPO Planning Tips for Employees with Stock Comp

Going Public? 5 IPO Planning Tips for Employees with Stock Comp

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Your company’s IPO can be a major financial opportunity, or a costly misstep if you’re not prepared. In this episode, Matt walks you through what really happens when your private company goes public, and the five things every employee with stock compensation needs to know before making a move. It’s often more complex than most people realize, so it pays to be prepared.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

📈 IPO 101: What really happens behind the scenes

🪙 RSUs vs. ISOs vs. NSOs – Know the difference

🧠 Common mistakes around timing, taxes, and emotional decision-making

📊 Strategies to consider: Selling, diversification, and long-term planning

0:00 – Intro

0:56 – #1: Understanding the IPO Timeline

1:52 – #2: Know What You Own (ISOs & NSOs)

3:21 – Restricted Equity

4:29 – Vesting Schedules

5:03 – #3: Taxes Are a Big Deal

7:47 – #4: Lockup Expiry ≠ Immediate Payday

9:15 – #5: Financial Planning Opportunities

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📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/espp-guide/

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Breakdown

The One Big Beautiful Bill Breakdown

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A new tax bill has officially passed (you’ve probably heard it mentioned as the “Big Beautiful Bill”). While most headlines are focused on the politics, we’re zeroing in on what it means if you’re retired, a business owner, have stock compensation, or are thinking about estate planning. The decisions you make in the next year or two could significantly affect how much of your wealth you keep and how much goes to Uncle Sam. In this episode, Matt breaks down the four major areas of the bill and how they’re likely to impact the people he advises.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

📈 New tax relief and planning opportunities for retirees

💸 Big updates to Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) rules

🧾 AMT relief that makes stock option strategies more favorable

💼 Permanent changes for business owners, including the 20% QBI deduction

🏰 The major increase in estate tax exemptions

0:00 – Intro

0:41 – Boost in Standard Deduction

1:36 – Tax Bracket Certainty

2:05 –SALT Deduction Relief

3:05 – QSBS Expansion Revolution

4:10 – AMT Relief

5:00 – QBI Deduction Made Permanent

5:49 – Massive Exemption Increases

7:02 – Recap and Free Visual Breakdown

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Mind Map Download

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📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/espp-guide/

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You Just Got Some RSUs- Now What?

You Just Got Some RSUs- Now What?

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In this episode, Matt dives into one of the most common forms of equity compensation: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). If your company just handed you some stock, you may be asking yourself, “What now?” Matt walks through three key questions that will help you move forward with confidence. He also shares practical tips for tracking your vesting schedule and deciding whether to hold or sell your shares.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

📅 Why setting vesting alerts can prevent missed opportunities

💵 Treat RSUs like cash: Make thoughtful sell-or-hold decisions

🧾 Why careful tax planning is needed for RSUs

🏦 Capital gains taxes: What you don’t want to overlook

🎯 Making RSUs work with your bigger financial plan

0:00 – Intro

1:03 – #1: What to do with your stock?

3:10 – #2: How are taxes handled?

6:38 – #3: How much should I sell/keep?

8:46 – Recap & Final Thoughts

Resources for this episode:

Plan Your Stock Compensation for the Year

Tax Reporting for Stock Compensation

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📌Stock Compensation Tax Form Checklist: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/stock-compensation-tax-checklist/

📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6wealthadvisors.com/espp-guide/

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Roth 401k: Smart Moves You’re Missing

Roth 401k: Smart Moves You’re Missing

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Roth 401k contributions can be a powerful tool, but only if you know how to use them wisely. In this episode, Matt shares practical tax strategies for deciding when, why, and how to contribute to a Roth 401k through your employer plan. He covers why your future tax bracket matters just as much as your current one, and an easy trick to start your five-year clock for penalty-free withdrawals.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

🧠 Roth 401k vs. Traditional 401k: Key differences

💰 When it makes sense to prioritize Roth contributions

📉 Strategies for managing income fluctuations

🔁 In-plan Roth conversions and how they work

0:00 – Intro

0:35 –Roth 401k VS. Pre-Tax 401k

2:38 – Tax Brackets & Lifetime Income Bracket

7:39 – In-Plan Roth Conversions

9:14 – Risks of Converting Company Stock

9:37 – The five-year clock

Resources for this episode:

Maximizing your 401k article: https://perspective6group.com/7-expert-strategies-to-maximize-your-401k/

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📌5 Ways to Maximize Your Medtronic 401k Plan Guide: https://perspective6group.com/guide/

📌Stock Compensation Tax Form Checklist: https://perspective6group.com/stock-compensation-tax-checklist/

📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6group.com/espp-guide/

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Forced Into Retirement Early – Now What?

Forced Into Retirement Early – Now What?

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A listener in his early 60s thought he had five more years of work ahead, until a surprise layoff changed everything. In this episode, Matt and Jacob unpack a listener question about how to move forward after being forced into retirement earlier than expected. They walk through key considerations for anyone in a similar situation: how to handle severance and stock options, when (or if) to pay off a mortgage, how to approach early healthcare coverage before Medicare kicks in, and whether finding part-time work or consulting could be part of the solution.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

💰 Managing severance and stock option decisions

🏡 Should you pay off the mortgage now?

📉 Health insurance before Medicare- what to know

💼 Part-time work and its impact on your plan

🧠 Why purpose is your first planning question

0:00 – Intro

0:59 – Listener question

3:50 – Early retirement checklist

6:20 – Consider health insurance

7:06 – Keeping tax levels low

12:00 – Gig work and consulting: pros and cons

Resources for this episode:

What Issues Should I Consider Before I Retire? https://perspective6group.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/What-Issues-Should-I-Consider-Before-I-Retire-2024-1.pdf

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📚 Essential Financial Guides

📌5 Ways to Maximize Your Medtronic 401k Plan Guide: https://perspective6group.com/guide/

📌Stock Compensation Tax Form Checklist: https://perspective6group.com/stock-compensation-tax-checklist/

📌ESPP: A Comprehensive Guide: https://perspective6group.com/espp-guide/

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