{"podcast":{"title":"Your Money, Your Wealth","slug":"your-money-your-wealth-833911","podcast_index_feed_id":833911,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/your-money-your-wealth/","website_url":"http://yourmoneyyourwealth.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7f020c3d-dd17-4c35-a02d-4efe7f20a328/ymywpodcast.jpg","author":"Your Money, Your Wealth","episode_count":587,"summary":"Making fun of finance. A US News & World Report \"Top 9 Personal Finance Podcast\" (2025) and \"Top 12 Retirement Podcast\" (2023). One of the \"10 Best Personal Finance YouTube Channels\" (CardRates, 2023). \"Best Retirement Podcast With Humor\" (FIPhysician, 2020-2024). Learn strategies that can help you retire successfully. Financial advisor Joe Anderson, CFP® and certified public accountant Big Al Clopine, CPA answer your money questions and spitball on your 401k, IRA, Roth conversions and backdoor Roth IRA, how to pay less taxes, asset allocation, stocks and bonds, real estate, and other investments, Social Security benefits, capital gains tax, 1031 exchange, early retirement, expenses and withdrawals, and more money and wealth management strategies. YMYW is retirement planning, investing, and tax reduction made fun, presented by Pure Financial Advisors - a fee-only financial planning firm. Pure Financial adheres to the fiduciary standard of care, in which we are required by law to act in the best interest of our clients at all times. Access free financial resources and episode transcripts, Ask Joe & Big Al On Air to get your Retirement Plan Spitball Analysis: http://YourMoneyYourWea…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T22:18:22.255959+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-money-your-wealth-833911"},"episode":{"title":"When Should You Take Social Security? (Don't Screw This Up) - 574","slug":"when-should-you-take-social-security-don-t-screw-this-up-574","published_at":"2026-03-24T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-money-your-wealth-833911/when-should-you-take-social-security-don-t-screw-this-up-574","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-money-your-wealth-833911","url":"https://purefinancial.com/ymyw/podcasts/when-should-you-take-social-security-dont-screw-this-up-574/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/172fa100-167a-426f-993b-4e6a4d372d75.mp3","summary":"Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA focus on Social Security claiming strategies as part of the retirement spitballs, today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast number 574. Bijou Plutus and her husband in Massachusetts are 62 and 64 with about a million dollars. Can she retire at 65, and should he claim Social Security early? Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde in the Twin Cities have about the same at 51 and 49, plus big pensions and high spending. Can they afford to retire early, and when should they claim Social Security? Diggler and Roller Girl in Tennessee are 57 and 58 with about $600K, and Diggler estimates his Social Security break-even is at age 77. Can he collect Social Security early and simply work recreationally? Free Financial Resources in This Episode: https://bit.ly/ymyw-574 (full show notes & episode transcript) Social Security Handbook - free download: https://purefinancial.com/white-papers/social-security-handbook/?utm_source=LibsynDestinations&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=YMYW-574 Tax-Free Retirement Guide - free download: https://purefinancial.com/white-papers/tax-free-retirement-guide/?utm_source=LibsynDestinations&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=YMYW-574 How To Retire Tax-Free With A Smart Income Plan - YMYW TV: https://purefinancial.com/ymyw/episodes/how-to-retire-tax-free-smart-income-plan/?utm_source=LibsynDestinations&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=YMYW-574 Financial Blueprint (self-guided): https://bit.ly/PureFinancialBlueprint Financial Assessment (Meet with an experienced professional): https://bit.ly/PureFreeAssessment REQUEST your Retirement Spitball Analysis: https://bit.ly/AskJoeAndAl DOWNLOAD more free guides: https://bit.ly/PureGuides READ financial blogs: https://bit.ly/PureFinBlog WATCH educational videos: ht…","meta_description":"Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA focus on Social Security claiming strategies as part of the retirement spitballs, today on Your Money, Your Wea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2704,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/your-money-your-wealth-833911/episodes/when-should-you-take-social-security-don-t-screw-this-up-574/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-money-your-wealth-833911/when-should-you-take-social-security-don-t-screw-this-up-574.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}