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Retirement Planning Articles

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Ross Marino | Jul 9, 2026

Inherited IRA Rules: Why the Deadline Is Only Part of the Decision

IRA
RMD
Tax Planning
Retirement Income
Medicare
An inherited IRA deadline defines what must happen. The required path and your circumstances shape what happens along the way.
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A quiet stone path leads toward a small coastal bridge, suggesting the transition between leaving work and reaching Medicare.
Ross Marino | Jul 6, 2026

Retiring Before Medicare: Coverage and Income Timing

Healthcare & Longevity
Medicare
Retirement Income
Retirement Timing
Tax Planning
Retiring before 65 creates a coverage bridge. See how health insurance choices, taxable income, and Medicare enrollment timing can shape the retirement date.
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Ross Marino | Jul 3, 2026

Can a Roth Conversion Affect Health Coverage Costs?

Roth Conversions
Tax Planning
Healthcare & Longevity
Medicare
Retirement Timing
Roth Conversions, Tax Planning, Healthcare & Longevity, Medicare, Retirement Timing
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Ross Marino | Jun 30, 2026

Before You Move Closer to Family in Retirement, Review What Will Actually Change

Retirement Relocation
Family Support
Healthcare & Longevity
Medicare
Tax Planning
Moving closer to family can reshape ordinary life and annual costs. Compare healthcare access and family expectations before choosing an address.
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Ross Marino | Jun 29, 2026

What Happens While Your Financial Plan Is Being Built

New circumstances can reshape the questions and the financial steps ahead. That brings you and your advisor back to the beginning: understanding what matters now.
What happens between sending your records and reviewing the plan? See how the analysis develops into a decision conversation.
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Ross Marino | Jun 29, 2026

Why the Details Matter Before Your Financial Plan Is Built

Recordkeeping
Working With an Advisor
A complete document can still need context. See which details change an assumption, a calculation, or whether part of the plan should wait.
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Ross Marino | Jun 29, 2026

What Happens Next After You Say Yes to a Financial Advisor

Recordkeeping
Working With an Advisor
After you choose a financial advisor, the next stage is to build a reliable picture of your finances, goals, and context before analysis and recommendations
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A quiet stone garden path leading through an open gate, representing the gradual process of moving from an initial financial planning conversation toward greater clarity
Ross Marino | Jun 29, 2026

Why Some Financial Planning Conversations Need More Than One Meeting

Working With an Advisor
A second advisor conversation can help a household understand the relationship, the proposed work, and what should wait until formal planning begins.
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Ross Marino | Jun 28, 2026

Why Financial Advice Should Start With Understanding What's Going On

Working With an Advisor
Retirement Timing
A retirement question can touch work, income, health coverage, and personal priorities. Good advice begins by understanding those connections.
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Weaving three parts together. Movement, Connection, and Contribution.
Ross Marino | Jun 19, 2026

Why Retirement Feels Heavier Than Expected, and How to Find a New Rhythm

Retirement Spending
Retirement Timing
Work & Identity
Retirement can change the shape of the week and the feel of spending. A useful review can help you build a rhythm that fits life now.
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An older couple walks together through their home as one spouse gently supports the other, representing how retirement planning includes preparing for changing health, caregiving, and the transition into later-life responsibilities.
Ross Marino | Jun 14, 2026

Longevity Planning for Couples Isn’t One Number. It’s Three Stages.

Healthcare & Longevity
Retirement Income
Social Security
Estate Planning & Legacy
Family Support
Longevity planning for couples becomes more useful when it prepares for shared years, possible uneven health, and survivor years.
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A colorful dimensional stage shows the same Social Security benefit beside a Roth conversion and tax-free interest, illustrating how other income can change the benefit’s taxable amount.
Ross Marino | Jun 8, 2026

Why a Roth Conversion or “Tax‑Free” Interest Can Raise Social Security Taxes

Roth Conversions
Social Security
Tax Planning
Investments
A Roth conversion or municipal bond interest can leave your Social Security payment unchanged while increasing the amount of the benefit that is taxable.
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