Articles

Guides and writing on retirement withdrawal strategy, tax planning, and how to use this tool.

Portfolio Withdrawals and Variable Income

How this tool actually funds a withdrawal: RMDs, the bucket-versus-total-return choice, sequence-of-returns risk, and where Roth fits.

Required Minimum Distributions: Why RMDs Aren't as Scary as You Think

How RMDs are actually calculated, the tax torpedo effect, and the three real strategies, Roth conversions, QCDs, and QLACs, that can reduce the bite.

RMDs, QCDs, and the Social Security Tax Torpedo

Why a routine RMD can raise your taxes by more than the withdrawal itself, and how QCDs help defuse it, including how the 2025 senior deduction changes the math.