#188 - Q&A edition...Social Security spousal benefits, cognitive biases in investing, changing state tax domicile, naming minors as beneficiaries and MORE!
#188 - Q&A edition...Social Security spousal benefits, cognitive biases in investing, changing state tax domicile, naming minors as beneficiaries and MORE!  
Podcast: Retirement Planning Education, with Andy Panko
Published On: Thu Jan 22 2026
Description: Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: Can a spouse claim spousal benefits while delaying the start of their own benefit ( 10:40 )What's the best way to view your accounts in terms of how much of them are actually yours after accounting for eventual taxes you have to pay on them ( 14:08 )Can a minor be named as the beneficiary of a retirement account ( 23:28 )His thoughts on dividend stocks and funds ( 26:55 )Follow up thoughts about combining retirement account, in response to a previous listener question ( 34:43 )Considerations and gotchas around changing state tax domicile ( 39:30 )10 cognitive biases in investing, and which three I see the most in my practice ( 46:48 )Considering the present value of expected future Social Security payments when determining asset allocation ( 54:25 )Additional thoughts about the 4% rule and whether you can increase your distribution if your portfolio value increases ( 1:01:40 )To send Andy questions to be addressed on future Q&A episodes, email andy@andypanko.comLinks in this episode:NASDAQ's summary of 10 cognitive biases in investing - here Retirement Planning Education podcast episode - #002 - What's the 4% RuleMy company newsletter - Retirement Planning InsightsFacebook group - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Taxes in Retirement)YouTube channel - Retirement Planning Education (formerly Retirement Planning Demystified)Retirement Planning Education website - www.RetirementPlanningEducation.com