About this episode
Jim and Chris discuss a listener PSA on estimating early retirement benefits, followed by questions on Social Security benefit calculations and reductions, HSA held annuities, and IRA annuity pro rata rule application. (14:45) George shares a PSA explaining how to input future earnings on the SSA site to better estimate early retirement benefits. (25:15) A listener asks whether their benefit is funded by the Social Security trust fund and how to estimate their benefit if the trust fund becomes depleted. (37:30) The guys respond to a question about a survivor benefit reduction due to a government pension and whether this reflects an error based on the GPO elimination. (42:00) Jim and Chris weigh-in on the pros and cons of HSA held annuities to generate secure income. (55:00) A listener wants to know how the pro rata rule applies when holding both an annuity inside an IRA and in a separate Roth IRA. The post Social Security, HSA Held Annuities, IRA Annuities: Q&A #2541 appeared first on The Retirement and IRA Show .