Coasting in Retirement is dedicated to the financial planning and investment management needs of pre-retirees and retirees living an active lifestyle along our part of the Gulf Coast. Host Josh Null and co-host Michelle Melton dive into relevant financial topics, plus have a little fun with the "Michelle with the News of the Week" and "Josh's Crystal Ball & Big Mouth" segments. Josh's practice Gulf Coast Financial Advisors serves clients in the Panhandle of Florida, Lower Alabama, and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Louisiana. You can hear the original broadcast of Coasting in Retirement every Sunday from Noon to 1 PM CT on 106.5 FM in Mobile, Alabama.
Business owners, successful professionals and those with retirement assets should be aware of current exemption amounts, and how recent history has proven that those amounts can change with the “stroke of a pen”
Normally the show topics are evergreen, but Will, Jay and Josh all felt that with a possibly historic election just days away, they would record some of their thoughts before the final outcome is known.
The primary business owner can potentially sell company stock in a tax-free manner to the employees and there are potential tax savings related to lack of income taxes paid at the corporate level with an ESOP.
We discuss why a business owner would consider a Defined Benefit Plan and how a business owner with a fully funded 401k can layer a Cash Balance Plan on top to provide additional future retirement income.
A Buy/Sell agreement should be a properly structured protection plan for the involved parties, but if unfunded, it's just a promise.
A properly structured Succession Plan insures that a business will survive after the owner retires, either through a generational transfer, key person transfer or outright sale.