{"podcast":{"title":"Phil's Tax Hacks","slug":"phil-s-tax-hacks-1040028","podcast_index_feed_id":1040028,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/philstaxhacks/feed.xml","website_url":"https://philstaxhacks.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5162829/Phil_Putney_Logo_1400_72dpi.jpg","author":"Phil Putney","episode_count":299,"summary":"Financial, tax and retirement planning guidance from Phil Putney. Each week Phil will talk about the keys to building a sound financial strategy that can survive throughout the ups and downs of the market. We'll have plenty of tax hacks along the way and other retirement facts!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T18:18:33.862350+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/phil-s-tax-hacks-1040028"},"episode":{"title":"The Pension Choice That Can Make or Break a Survivor Plan","slug":"the-pension-choice-that-can-make-or-break-a-survivor-plan","published_at":"2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/phil-s-tax-hacks-1040028/the-pension-choice-that-can-make-or-break-a-survivor-plan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/phil-s-tax-hacks-1040028","url":"https://philstaxhacks.podbean.com/e/the-pension-choice-that-can-make-or-break-a-survivor-plan/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rki96r9af9ic72af/331_-_PHIL_PUTNEY_-_INVEST_THE_REST_PENSION_EMAIL_-_AUDIO9s4q7.mp3","summary":"A larger pension check today can look incredibly tempting, but what happens if your spouse outlives you? Phil breaks down one of the biggest pension decisions couples face and explains the tradeoffs between maximizing monthly income and protecting a surviving spouse. This is a permanent retirement decision and deserves much more thought than most people give it. Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode: 💵 Pension Choices: Bigger checks create tradeoffs 🛡️ Survivor Protection: Spousal income matters deeply 📉 Invest-the-Difference Risk: Timing can ruin the strategy 📊 Run The Math: Permanent decisions need planning 💰 Lump Sum Options: Flexibility changes the equation For more, visit us online: http://philstaxhacks.com Watch the video podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3WdDG96 Get your copy of The Tax-Smart Retiree: https://www.thetaxsmartretireebook.com/welcome","meta_description":"A larger pension check today can look incredibly tempting, but what happens if your spouse outlives you? Phil breaks down one of the biggest pension decis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":768,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/phil-s-tax-hacks-1040028/episodes/the-pension-choice-that-can-make-or-break-a-survivor-plan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/phil-s-tax-hacks-1040028/the-pension-choice-that-can-make-or-break-a-survivor-plan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}