Social Security, HSA Strategy, and Cost Basis: Q&A #2520

The Retirement and IRA Show

Jim Saulnier, CFP® & Chris Stein, CFP®

Business, Investing

2.2 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

With Jim away at a conference, Chris is joined by Jake and Jacob to answer listener questions on child-in-care spousal benefits, the Earnings Test, HSA strategy, reconstructing cost basis, and Social Security timing concerns. (6:00) A listener asks whether reaching full retirement age makes him ineligible for child-in-care spousal benefits, and what steps he can take […]

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1:39.2	He's headed to Atlanta, I believe for an edge slot training.
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