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All Episodes

Hawaii Retirement Show — 108 episodes

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Ep.#118: Planning Ahead for Senior Living in Hawaii with Tricia Medeiros of The Plaza Assisted Living

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Ep.#117: Hawaii Real Estate in 2026 & Downsizing Tips with Maila Gibson-Bandmann

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Ep.#116: Real Estate Tax Planning: Exclude up to $250k or $500k of Home Sale Gain with Andy Panko, CFP®

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Ep.#115: Risk & Reward with Ben Carlson, Timeless Investing Lessons

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Ep.#114: Staying Fit and Doing What You Love with Shane Dorian

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Ep.#113: Estate Planning Without Children with Maddy Roche

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Ep.#112: Rebalancing Life and Money in Retirement with Benjamin Brandt, CFP®

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Ep.#111: Retirement Taxes in Hawaii: Pension, 401(k), and Social Security Explained

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Ep.#110: Hawaii Economics: Inequality, Jobs, and Future of Education | Rachel Inafuku, PhD

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Ep.#109: Understanding Market & Economic Cycles with Darcy Smoot, CFA

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Ep.#108: A Retirement Planning Framework with Jim Saulnier, CFP®

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Ep.#107: Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2026

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Ep.#106: Understanding Probate with Stacy Takekawa

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Ep.#105: Cutting Through The Hype with Andy Panko, CFP®

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Ep.#104: Making Sense of Gold; History & Market Behavior

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Ep.#103: Taxation of Collectibles; Wine & When a Hobby becomes a Business.

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Ep.#102: Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT)

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Ep.#101 Wealth Progression Framework & Financial Lifecycle

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Ep.#100: Medicare Basics with SHIP Hawaii (State Health Insurance Assistance Program)

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Ep.#99: Mandatory Roth Catch-Up Contributions & In-Plan Roth Conversions

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Ep.#98: Understanding the SEP-IRA (Simplified Employee Pension)

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Ep.#97: Beyond the Numbers with Big Wave Surfing Legend Clark Abbey

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Ep.#96: Three-Legged Stool & Retirement Income Levers

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Ep.#95: Understanding Hawaii's Economy with Chief Economist Seth Colby

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Ep.#94: When Claiming Social Security Early Makes Sense

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Ep.#93: Miscalculating Your FERS Pension & Understanding the FERS Retirement Supplement

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Ep.#92: Talking Tax Planning with Sean Mullaney, CPA

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Ep.#91: Are You Saving Too Much For Retirement?

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Ep.#90: Should You Rollover Your Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan (401k, TSP, etc..) to an IRA?

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Ep.#89: Estimated Taxes & Withholdings from Retirement Account Distributions.

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Ep.#88: Exploring Investor Biases (Cognitive & Emotional)

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Ep.#87: Taxes in Retirement with Andy Panko, CFP® (Part II)

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Ep.#86: A Dynamic Withdrawal Strategy in Retirement

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Ep.#85: The Bucket Strategy in Retirement. (Pros, Cons, and Caveats)

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Ep.#84: Beyond The Numbers with Kaipo Crowell

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Ep.#83: The 4% Rule in Retirement. (Pros, Cons, and Caveats)

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Ep.#82: Talking Private Equity with Professor Tray Spilker, PhD, CFA

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Ep.#81: Hawaii Real Estate Update with James Chan

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Ep.#80: Initial Observations & Key Points from the "Big Beautiful Bill".

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Ep.#79: Rates of Return & Benchmarking | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Ep.#78: What Hawaii Public Employees Need to Know About EUTF Medical Costs in Retirement | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Ep.#77: All About 529 Plans & Hawaii Employees New 529 Plan Payroll Contributions | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Ep.#76: Estate Planning Insights with Stacy Takekawa | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Ep.#75: Does An Annuity Fit Within My Financial Plan? Avoiding Annuity Mistakes That Could Cost You. | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Should I Take My Pension As A Lump Sum? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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What Issues Should I Consider During A Recession Or Market Correction? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Am I Eligible For Social Security Benefits If I Have Been Divorced? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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What Does Retirement Mean? And What's A Mini-Retirement? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Am I Eligible For Social Security Benefits As A Surviving Spouse? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Cognitive Decline but Confidence Remains | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Bonus Ep: Options for Federal Workers who have resigned or were laid off. | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Am I Eligible For Social Security Benefits As A Spouse? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Employer Retirement Account Rollovers & Pro-Rata Rule | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Will My Social Security Benefits Be Reduced? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Is My Rental Property Tax Deductible? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Health & Fitness in Retirement with Chris Naffziger | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Can I Make A Backdoor Roth IRA Contribution? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Bonus Ep: Temporary Hazard Pay, State of Hawaii Employee Retirement System | Hawaii Retirement Show

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What Issues Should I Consider When Reviewing My Beneficiaries? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Should I Contribute To My Roth IRA vs. My Traditional IRA? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Will A Distribution From My Roth IRA Be Tax & Penalty Free?

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Will A Distribution From My Traditional IRA Be Penalty-Free?

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What Issues Should I Consider For My Aging Parents? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Can I Contribute To A Roth IRA?

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Inflation Adjustment to E.R.S & FERS Pensions

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SEP-IRA vs Solo401(k)

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Can I Make A Deductible IRA Contribution?

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Focusing on the Burn vs the Earn

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Vegas Baby! The taxation of gambling winnings.

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FERS Unused Sick Leave

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Common Financial Professional Licenses and Certifications

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The Four Factors Impacting Your Credit Score

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Qualified Charitable Distributions

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All About RMDs - Required Minimum Distributions | Hawaii Retirement Show

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The Emergency Fund

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First Principles Perspective on Life Insurance and Annuities

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FERS Survivor Annuity Elections | Hawaii Retirement Show

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20 Most Common Investment Mistakes | Part 2 | Hawaii Retirement Show

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20 Most Common Investment Mistakes | Part 1 | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Q&A: What is a Sweep account?  What are some plans to look into to set up my child’s college fund?

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How Much Do I Need To Retire? | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Bonus Episode: Hawaii Island Savings Plan, 457 - ROTH Update

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2023 Holiday Episode

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Introduction to Social Security

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Talking Taxes in Retirement with Andy Panko, CFP® | Hawaii Retirement Show

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A Perspective on Interest Rates, Part 2 | Hawaii Retirement Show

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A Perspective on Interest Rates, Part 1 | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) Computation | Hawaii Retirement Show

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State of Hawaii E.R.S. Computation

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Talking Reverse Mortgages with Wendy Oshiro | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Talking Diversification | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Talking F.I.R.E. with Cody Garrett | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Q&A: How much will my estimated benefit be for my ERS Pension?  How will WEP impact me as a Federal Employee?

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State of Hawaii E.R.S. Eligibility

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FERS Eligibility | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Talking Medicare with Donne Soga | Hawaii Retirement Show

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What is Medicare?

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All About Life Insurance | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Q&A: I worked for the state for 3 years, what do I do now that I left?  Should I put more into my TSP or pay down my mortgage?

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All About The 403b

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Retirement Insights with Kaipo Crowell | Hawaii Retirement Show

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Stages of Financial Life | Hawaii Retirement Show

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What is a 401K?

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TSP Investment Options

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Estate Planning Basics with Travis Agustin | Hawaii Retirement Show

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All About The 457 (Deferred Compensations Plan)

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Q&A: What Should I Do With My Old 401k?  When Should I Look For Long-Term Care (LTC)?

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What is an Annuity?