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Seaside Wealth Management is a wealth advisory firm servicing clients through holistic planning. General Information

Seaside Wealth Management, Inc.

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Seaside Wealth Management provides clients with a comprehensive suite of investment management and wealth planning solutions. Serving families, business owners, and executives, Seaside Wealth was established based on the premise of providing clarity, insight, and partnership in order to help clients discover and achieve their true purpose for money. We concentrate on building dee

p and genuine relationships with our clients to deliver extraordinary service to them. We understand everyone has unique goals and objectives and we’re passionate about helping our clients discover and achieve their desired outcomes. Our goal at Seaside Wealth is to be your most trusted financial advisor by sharing our professional knowledge, integrity and personalized wealth management service with you. is a Registered Investment Adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital. No advice may be rendered by Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. unless a client service agreement is in place.
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06/03/2026

Wanting to help your adult children is natural, but pulling from your IRA to do it can be one of the most expensive ways to go about it.

Every dollar you withdraw is taxable income. That one decision can:

→ Push you into a higher bracket

→ Trigger Social Security taxation

→ Spike Medicare premiums two years later

→ Permanently remove money that could have converted to Roth at a lower rate

There are smarter ways to do it:

→ Gifting strategies within the annual exclusion

→ Taxable brokerage accounts that don't create the same income event

→ 529 front-loading for grandchildren's education

Seven strategies are in this article. Read it before you make the withdrawal: www.seasidewealth.com/blog/parents-guide-to-gift-tax-rules

06/01/2026

At 73, the IRS starts forcing money out of your traditional IRA whether you need it or not.

For a lot of retirees, that's when the tax bill arrives, and by then, the window to do anything about it is already closed.

The years between retirement and 73 are often the lowest-income years of your entire financial life. No wages, Social Security delayed, RMDs haven't started yet. That quiet stretch is one of the most valuable planning windows you'll ever have, and most people let it pass without using it.

Converting traditional IRA dollars to a Roth during those years, often at the 10% or 12% bracket, can mean that money grows tax-free instead of showing up as forced income at higher rates later.

The difference between acting in that window and waiting can be six figures in taxes over a 30-year retirement.

The window closes at 73. It doesn't reopen.

05/29/2026

A will isn't a plan. A trust isn't either, not until it's funded, retitled, and coordinated with your beneficiary designations and tax strategy.

Most families don't see the gaps until it's too late.

The result?

Assets tied up in probate. Beneficiaries forced to sell to cover taxes. Inheritances exposed to creditors, divorce, or bankruptcies the family had nothing to do with.

Brad Lineberger, CFP® and Matt Callahan, CFP® just released a free, on-demand workshop on how wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, account titling, and tax planning actually work together, and what it costs when they don't.

Watch free, on demand: www.seasidewealth.com/estate-planning-workshop

05/27/2026

When most people think about Social Security, they focus on the monthly check.

What often gets overlooked is how that one decision shapes your tax picture for the rest of your retirement.

The year you claim sets your taxable income floor, and that floor ripples through nearly everything else: how much room you have for Roth conversions before RMDs begin, whether up to 85% of your benefit becomes taxable, and what you'll pay for Medicare two years down the road through IRMAA premiums.

Claiming early can quietly increase your lifetime tax burden at the exact moment your plan should have the most flexibility.

For married couples, the stakes are even higher. The higher earner's benefit becomes the survivor benefit, so one decision shapes both retirements, for life.

The good news is that a coordinated approach, one that models your claim date against RMDs, Roth conversion windows, and Medicare thresholds, is one of the most meaningful planning moves you can make.

The difference in real dollars is often significant. We put together a closer look at how this works. Read more here: www.seasidewealth.com/blog/social-security-timing

05/25/2026

In retirement, taxes don't scale gradually with your income.

They sit flat, then jump.

A single Roth conversion, a portfolio withdrawal, a capital gains sale that felt routine. Nothing looks wrong at first. But somewhere in an otherwise normal year, you cross an invisible line — and the penalties arrive with no way to undo them.

The cliffs that catch retirees off guard aren't rare. They show up around Medicare premiums, Social Security taxation, capital gains rates, and required minimum distributions. And because some of them use a two-year lookback, the year that caused the problem is already closed by the time the bill arrives.

The difference between a good retirement tax strategy and a great one often comes down to decisions made in isolation instead of as part of a coordinated plan.

05/22/2026

The same strategies that grew your wealth for 30 years can drain it in the first 10 years of your retirement.

Most retirees don't discover the difference between accumulation and distribution until withdrawals are already eating into principal, taxes are higher than expected, and the plan they thought was solid starts breaking down.

Seaside Wealth Management's free retirement analysis shows you the difference between a strategy built for your earning years and one built for your retirement years.

You'll get a plan for your money to last 30+ years, see whether your portfolio is structured to grow while you withdraw, and learn how much risk you're carrying right now.

And the best part is that it's absolutely free.

Sign up for your "Will My Money Last?" Retirement Analysis: https://www.seasidewealth.com/will-my-money-last-retirement-analysis

05/20/2026

Most retirement plans answer one question: "Do I have enough?"

A coordinated plan for a complete retirement system answers every question that keeps a retiree up at night:

➡️ Will my money last 30+ years?

Income analysis projects every source—Social Security, withdrawals, pensions—against your actual spending. You see exactly when and where a plan breaks down, if it does.

➡️ Is my portfolio positioned to grow?

Drawing income while staying invested requires a different structure than building wealth did. You need a plan that accounts for this.

➡️ How much risk am I carrying right now?

Know your exposure before anything happens by stress-testing your portfolio: See potential income projections. Learn how the potential risk exposure affects withdrawal timing. Identify the right withdrawal sequence to determine what's left for your kids.

Running an analysis on only one aspect of these is how retirees with millions still run out of money at 79.

Learn what it takes to build a coordinated plan for a 30+ year retirement: https://www.seasidewealth.com/blog/retirement-income-planning-for-modern-life-expectancy

05/18/2026

At 73, the IRS requires you to start withdrawing money from your traditional IRA and 401k every year.

It's called a required minimum distribution, and the amount you're forced to take out increases every year as you age.

That extra income gets added to everything else you're earning: Social Security, investment income, pension, etc.

If you haven't planned for it, you'll quickly find yourself in a higher tax bracket than you ever expected to be.

More taxable income can cause a larger portion of Social Security to be taxed. It can trigger higher Medicare premiums. And because the IRS calculates the required withdrawal based on account balance, a growing portfolio means a growing tax bill every year.

The earlier you coordinate all aspects of your retirement into one plan, the more of that future tax bill can be reduced.

05/15/2026

Most retirement plans tell you if you have enough. They don't tell you if it will last.

The difference is everything.

Someone retiring with millions today can still run out at 79 if withdrawals aren't sequenced right, if risk isn't positioned correctly, or if taxes eat away what you thought was protected.

Seaside Wealth Management's free retirement analysis shows you what actually happens to your money across 30+ years.

You'll see exactly how long your money will last, whether your portfolio can grow while you withdraw, and how much risk you're carrying right now.

Claim your free analysis today: https://www.seasidewealth.com/will-my-money-last-retirement-analysis

05/13/2026

Picking up the tab on your adult child's phone bill and car insurance might not feel like a retirement decision.

But over 30 years it is.

Here's what many parents helping their kids don't think about:

— Cell phone ($100/month)
— Car insurance ($150/month)
— Gym membership ($50/month)
— Occasional grocery runs ($200/month)

All of this adds up to $500 monthly—$6,000 annually.

Over 10 years, that's $60,000 you've quietly gifted in small increments.

If you redirect $500 monthly into your own investment account at a 7% annual return, that becomes $147,000 over 20 years.

Keep it going for 30 years, and it's $566,000.

The financial impact isn't just the $6,000 per year you're spending.

It's the six-figure retirement cushion you're sacrificing to cover expenses and that could help fund a lasting legacy or a fill bigger need for your kids down the road.

Learn more about smarter gifting strategies for your children in our latest article: https://www.seasidewealth.com/blog/parents-guide-to-gift-tax-rules

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