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Social Security and Medicare planning

Social Security and Medicare decisions can affect each other, your taxes, and the income available to your household. We help put those choices in one view.

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Should one spouse claim benefits earlier or later?

Could a conversion or capital gain affect IRMAA?

How should healthcare costs fit into retirement spending?

01

Model both spouses' timelines

We consider each spouse's age, benefit estimate, retirement date, earnings history, and household cash-flow needs rather than using a one-person assumption.

02

Connect income and Medicare costs

We review how withdrawals, conversions, and other income may interact with Medicare premium brackets and future healthcare spending.

03

Prepare for decisions before deadlines

The goal is not to predict every healthcare expense. It is to identify decisions that deserve attention early enough to evaluate them carefully.

The Sonoma Plan™

More clarity for the decisions ahead.

We bring the moving parts into one planning conversation, then keep the plan current as life changes.

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