Understanding Social Securities Role in Retirement Planning

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Course Description

Overview

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23 mins
Spousal benefits

27 mins
Survivor benefits

32 mins
Disability benefits

35 mins
The difference a long life makes

38 mins

Course Description

Social Security is the foundation of many people’s retirement.

Most Americans depend heavily on their Social security income after reaching retirement age. It is one of the most common strategic decisions affecting the lives of millions. There is little understanding of the importance of this strategic decision that can have a widespread impact on the standard of living.

This CE/CPE course will help you understand how Social Security can fit into a client’s retirement plan. By understanding the history, function, and options available, you can help your clients better prepare for retirement.

When first adopted, Social Security covered about 60 percent of the workforce. Over the years, it has expanded coverage to include the self-employed, many state and local government employees, federal workers, and employees of non-profit organizations. Today, approximately 95 percent of all workers are covered by Social Security. The program was designed to be a self-supporting federal program, financed with payroll taxes and providing not just retirement income, but a host of other insurance programs as well.

The speaker of this CE/CPE webinar Steven W Gaito is a nationally known speaker on Social Security that helps people to get the most out of their benefits. He is a Certified financial planner that focuses on helping people optimize their retirement resources.

If you have ever wanted to better understand how to integrate Social Security planning into your practice, then this educational CPE tax course will be worth your time!!

This IRS-Approved CE/CPE Tax course covers the following major topics:

Social Security History
How it works
Why it is important
Understanding reports
When to begin benefits
Other beneficiaries
Giving Advice

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Learning Objectives

To inspect Social Security history.
To analyze the working of Social Security.
To discuss the importance of Social Security.
To analyze how benefits are calculated.
To discuss benefits associated with Social Security.
To analyze how to guide clients on Social Security.

Recommended For

This IRS Approved CE webinar will be insightful for CPAs, EAs, AFSPs, ORTP, MRTP, CRTP, ChFC, FSCP, CASL, ChSNC, CFP, RICP, WMCP, Tax Professionals, Managers, Business owners, Investors, and other professionals who want to understand social security role in retirement planning.

Who Should Attend?

Annual Filing Season Program
Bookkeepers & Accountants & Tax Preparers
California Registered Tax Professional
Certified Financial Planner
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
CPA - Large Firm
CPA - Mid Size Firm
CPA - Small Firm
Maryland Tax Preparers
Oregon Tax Preparers
Tax Accountant (Industry)
Young CPA

Course Qualification

Webinar Qualifies For

1 General Credit for Accountant/Bookeeper
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-0860)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00924-22-S)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00924-22-S)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00924-22-S)
1 CPE Credit of Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
1 PL Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
1 CPD Credit of Retirement and Financial Independence Planning for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
1 CPD Credit for Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP)
1 CPE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)
1 CE Credit of Financial aspects of estate and retirement planning for Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)
1 CE Credit of Qualified Retirement Plan Matters for Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent (Approval No. GEHNZ-Q-01071-22-S)
1 CPE Credit for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP)
1 CPE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL)
1 CPE Credit of Retirement Planning for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC)
1 CPE Credit of Retirement Planning for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP)
1 CPE Credit of Retirement Planning for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP)
1 PL Credit of Retirement Planning for Certificate In Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM)
1 CE Credit for Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
1 CE Credit for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)
1 CE Credit for Certified Financial Planner (US) (Approval No. 303509)

Additional details

Course Level :

Basic
Credits :

1
Instructional Method :

QAS Self Study
Pre-requisites :

None
Advance Preparation :

None

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MY-CPE LLC (Sponsor Id#: 143597) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.

CTEC APPROVED

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MY-CPE LLC (Sponsor ID# : 6273) has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, toll-free by phone at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.

Presenter

About Presenter

Steve Gaito

, Retirement Resource Management

Steve is an alumnus of Appalachian State University in 1986. He has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM since 2005. In his career he has set up pension plans for non-profits, managed his own RIA, traveled the country to train advisors on optimizing Social Security benefits, educated both advisors and clients on tax implications of retirement plans, been an advocate for Long -Term Care planning, and most recently focused on his company Retirement Resource Management with a goal of helping people get the most out of the assets they have for retirement.

Steve has been quoted in several national publications like US News and World reports, Fox Business News and Money Magazine. Steve is also featured on WHHI TV regularly as a guest. He helps educate people on 4 area of retirement planning (Social Security, Taxes, Income and Long Term Care.)

Steve loves to teach and help others avoid the traps that frequently impact retirees.

About Company

Retirement Resource Management

retirerm.com/

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