Month: September 2026

Taxes & Tax Blind Spots (Ep. 37)

Taxes & Tax Blind Spots (Ep. 37)

Laugh When the Market Crashes | The Retirement Tax Blind Spot with Terry Wheeler & Mike Saunders

It’s not just about what you make it’s about what you keep. In this episode of Laugh When the Market Crashes, host Terry Wheeler joins Mike Saunders to break down the massive tax blind spots that catch high-earning professionals and retirees off guard.

Discover why traditional tax preparation (reactively filling in forms during tax season) fails retirees, why a basic Roth conversion is only scratching the surface of tax strategy, and how a proactive, multi-generational tax plan can potentially save six to seven figures over your lifetime.

In This Episode, We Cover:

  • Reactive Filing vs. Proactive Planning: Why your CPA is too busy during tax season to build long-term wealth strategies—and why planning belongs in the fall.

  • The “Two Sets of Tax Codes”: How knowing advanced tax strategies transforms a financial planner from a portfolio expense into a high-return profit center.

  • Beyond the Standard Roth Conversion: Advanced methods, including discounted Roth conversion strategies and tax stacking to aggressively lower or eliminate conversion taxes.

  • Multi-Generational & Large IRA Strategies: Navigating Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), the 10-year inherited IRA rule, and using charitable tax approaches to protect family wealth across generations.

  • The High-Income Payout Trap: Strategic moves (such as residency planning and structured deferrals) to legally mitigate massive state and federal tax bills on large lump sums.

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Investment & Retirement Blind Spots (Ep. 36)

Investment & Retirement Blind Spots (Ep. 36)

Laugh When the Market Crashes | Uncovering Hidden Retirement Blind Spots with Terry Wheeler & Mike Saunders

Is your retirement portfolio truly prepared for a major market crash? In this episode of Laugh When the Market Crashes, Terry Wheeler sits down with Mike Saunders to unpack the critical difference between getting to retirement and getting through retirement.

Discover why traditional strategies like the standard 60/40 portfolio and relying solely on diversification might leave your savings vulnerable—and how a defined outcome investing approach can protect your downside so that “zero is your hero” when market downturns strike.

Key Takeaways From This Episode:

  • Getting To vs. Through Retirement: Why the portfolio strategy that grew your wealth shouldn’t be the same one you use for withdrawals.

  • The Danger of the 60/40 Portfolio: How withdrawal rates in a declining market can rapidly deplete long-term savings.

  • Defined Outcome Investing: Using private pensions, volatility buffers, target positions, and capped/buffered strategies to systematically buy the dip.

  • Fixing Hidden Tax Leaks: Why proper asset location between IRAs and non-qualified accounts matters just as much as returns.

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