{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Navigating Financial Changes in 2026: Retirement, Taxes &amp; Medicare","description":"Craig and Jennifer dive into the key financial updates for 2026 and how they can affect your retirement. They discuss Social Security COLAs, Medicare premium increases, new tax deductions for seniors, and smarter ways to use Roth conversions and catch-up contributions. This episode highlights why proactive tax and income planning matters and how small decisions today can make a big difference in retirement. Here\u2019s some of what we discuss in this episode:  \ud83c\udfe5 Healthcare Costs \u2013 Rising medical expenses in retirement  \ud83d\udcb3 Medicare Premiums \u2013 How income affects what you pay  \ud83e\uddfe Tax Deductions \u2013 New charitable and senior deduction rules  \ud83d\udcc8 Catch-Up Savings \u2013 Expanded contribution limits for older workers  \ud83e\udde0 Tax Strategy \u2013 Planning withdrawals before retirement begins  \ud83d\udcdc Secure Act 2.0 \u2013 Roth rules changing retirement contributions Contact Maestro Wealth: Web: https:\/\/maestrowealth.com\/ Email: info@maestrowealth.com Phone: 336-448-1086 ","author_name":"How Money Works","author_url":"https:\/\/www.maestrowealth.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39732035\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39732035"}