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What The Wealth Retirement PodcastAuthor: Jonathan Bednar II, CFP
When it comes to financial planning and investing, many of us have more questions than answers. The What the Wealth?! Retirement Podcast offers sound financial information and guidance on numerous concerns to help Gen X and Y families and professionals as well as 50-Forward individuals create the lives they love. Jonathan P. Bednar, II, CFP, joined Paradigm Wealth Partners in January 2010, where he is in partnership with his father, Jon P. Bednar. As a Wealth Advisor, Jonathan enjoys guiding his clients to make informed financial decisions and planning as a means to solve their investment and retirement concerns.Securities offered through LPL Financial. Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Paradigm Wealth Partners, a registered investment advisor and separate entity from LPL Financial. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Education, Investing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Retirement Episode: Biggest Risks, Options at Age 58, All Things Social Security, the $1.9 Portfolio (123)
Episode 123
Monday, 27 April, 2026
There’s a retirement risk almost nobody models, and it has nothing to do with the stock market. It’s the quiet trade you make when you keep working past the point where your healthiest years are already slipping away.We stitched together several of my most important retirement planning clips into one focused compilation. First, I explain why age 58 can be a real turning point: health, energy, and mobility start to change while the “compounding magic” of your savings matters less than you think. We unpack the difference between time on paper, usable time, and high quality time and why the decade from about 58 to 68 often holds the best shot at travel, freedom, and doing life on your terms. If market headlines keep you waiting for perfect conditions, I’ll show you why those conditions never arrive and why a stress tested plan is what actually creates confidence.Next, we get practical on Social Security strategy. I walk through five reasons claiming Social Security at 62 can be smart, including cash flow needs, health, reducing pressure on your investment portfolio, reinvesting benefits, and the break even math. Then I lay out four straightforward ways to increase Social Security benefits, from the 35 year earnings rule to spousal and survivor benefits, plus why claiming decisions must coordinate with taxes, Medicare IRMAA, and required minimum distributions.Finally, I cover why a ~$1.9 million portfolio changes the questions you should be asking. The focus shifts from “will I have enough” to tax planning, withdrawal strategy, risk alignment, simplicity, and legacy planning so the wealth you built actually supports the life you want.🗓️ Meet with me: https://paradigmwealthpartners.com/begin-your-journey/#calendly↔️ Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbednarii/ 🌐 Paradigm Wealth Partners (website) – Financial planning for career professionals who want to retire and stay retired: https://paradigmwealthpartners.com/🌐 What the Wealth (website) – Adding clarity to difficult financial topics: https://whatthewealth.com/ ▶️ YouTube: Paradigm Wealth PartnersIf you or someone you care about could use the help of a financial advisor and sees the value in establishing a financial plan, please reach out to me. Thanks for Listening! Jonathan
