#217 - Q&A edition...unrealized gains in brokerage accounts, variable withdrawal strategies, unused 529 funds, protecting against fraud from advisors and MORE!

#217 - Q&A edition...unrealized gains in brokerage accounts, variable withdrawal strategies, unused 529 funds, protecting against fraud from advisors and MORE!

August 13, 2026 · 1h 9m

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Andy Panko answers listener questions on various financial topics including unrealized gains and withdrawal strategies.

Listener Q&A where Andy talks about: How to sell and rebalance positions in a brokerage account when they have unrealized gains and you're trying to be tax-efficient about it ( 7:06 )His thoughts on a few different variable portfolio withdrawal strategies, namely Amortization Based Withdrawals ("ABW"), Total Portfolio Allocation Withdrawals ("TPAW") and Big ERN's CAPE-based approach ( 14:10 )Converting to a Roth IRA money you plan on spending in the near-term, instead of outright di...

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