Is a Tax-Free Retirement in Your Future?

Hanson Wealth Management works with you to avoid the impact of rising tax rates and other costly retirement risks.

Is your retirement safe from rising tax rates, volatile markets, and exorbitant healthcare costs?

There’s a storm brewing that can put your retirement security in jeopardy: taxes will be increasing. Now, more than ever, achieving a tax free or tax-efficient retirement plan is the only way to avoid outliving your retirement. It’s why we’re committed to helping our clients build retirement plans that take into account the impact of taxes on their retirement distributions, with a goal of getting to 0% tax liability.

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Who We Are

At Hanson Wealth Management, we believe in our clients’ potential to truly live the life they want in retirement. The lasting relationships that we’ve built with every individual and family we are fortunate to serve is the foundation on which we are able to help them achieve their goals. We strive to guide each client toward a tax-free or tax-efficient retirement. We work towards providing you your dream retirement by minimizing the impact of rising taxes on your income so you can keep more of what is yours.

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Brian Hanson, RICP^®

WEALTH STRATEGIST

Brian believes that life is about creating unique experiences — and that once we discover our purpose, we become capable of doing more than we could ever imagine. From our families to our careers to our retirement years, every moment offers the chance…

Myles Hanson

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Myles is Brian’s second oldest son, and he joined the Hanson Wealth Management team as Executive Assistant in August of 2022. He graduated from Stonehill College in Boston, where he studied Business Administration and…

What We Offer

Your retirement deserves more than a one-size-fits-all plan. Explore how Hanson Wealth Management can help you build a strategy that reflects your goals, values, and financial future.

Tax-Focused Retirement Strategies

We take a proactive approach to managing tax exposure in retirement. By analyzing income sources, account types, and distribution timing, we help develop strategies that aim to reduce or eliminate tax liability—supporting a long-term goal of reaching the 0% tax bracket through smarter asset positioning and income planning.

Comprehensive Financial Planning

Our comprehensive financial planning service considers all aspects of your financial life, from day-to-day budgeting to long-term retirement goals. We help assess your current situation, prioritize objectives, and build a flexible plan that adapts over time, keeping you on track through different life stages and market conditions.

Investment Strategy & Portfolio Management

Our investment strategy is built around you—your goals, your risk tolerance, and your timeline. We develop diversified portfolios designed to adapt to changing market conditions while staying aligned with your long-term plan. We monitor and adjust as needed to help support your investment objectives through all stages of life.

Risk & Insurance Planning

Your financial plan should be ready for life’s “what ifs.” We help assess risks that could affect your financial future and guide you through insurance decisions designed to help protect your income, assets, and loved ones. It’s about planning with foresight—not fear.

Retirement Income Distribution Planning

We help you turn your savings into retirement income by planning how and when to draw from your accounts. Our focus is on creating efficient withdrawal strategies that support your goals, help manage taxes, and adapt as your needs change over time.

Legacy & Generational Wealth Planning

Whether you want to support loved ones or causes you care about, we help you develop a legacy plan that aligns with your financial picture. From account titling to charitable giving strategies, we work to make your intentions clear and your transitions smooth.

MEMBER

“As a member of The Elite POZ Advisor Group, Brian is one of the top tax-free retirement experts in the nation. He has developed a mastery of all the tax-free planning strategies you’ll need to shield your hard-earned retirement savings from the impact of higher taxes.”

– David McKnight, Author, The Power of Zero

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Aligning Your Tax-Free Stars

The following content is adapted from the book Tax-Free Income for Life by David McKnight. If you’ve been reading the Hanson Wealth Management blog for a while, you know that we have previously discussed the advantages of the fixed indexed annuity (FIA). I have also shared two significant disadvantages: tax rate risk and Social Security taxation. Now, I want to look at a potential option for addressing these two risks, which can help you work toward aligning your tax-free stars.

Avoiding the Greatest Retirement Risks: Part One

My goal as a financial advisor is to give each of my clients a step-by-step plan for a well-prepared retirement. In order to do that, I have to help them avoid the two greatest retirement risks. The truth is that roadblocks loom large in retirement, and too many people find themselves living in fear of outliving their money. This is the reason I have dedicated my professional life to tax-free retirement planning through the philosophy of my mentor, David McKnight, a widely recognized voice on tax-free retirement and author of the eye-opening book The Power of Zero. Below, I […]

Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans: A Catch-22?

At Hanson Wealth Management, we believe our commitment to educating our clients is a cornerstone of what we do. The following content on tax-deferred retirement plans is partially excerpted from The Power of Zero, by David McKnight, and we believe you’ll find it eye-opening as you plan for a tax-efficient retirement. So many clients come through our doors having followed advice from voices in the financial world who tell them it’s okay to have all their assets in tax-deferred accounts because they’ll be in a lower tax bracket in retirement. Of course, this is a faulty assumption, and below […]

The FIA: A Tool for Overcoming Perceived SPIA Deficiencies

The following content is adapted from the book Tax-Free Income for Life by David McKnight. In this article, I want to address the topic of single premium immediate annuities (SPIAs). In past writings, I shared how the SPIA is an effective solution to address longevity risk and that it offers multiple benefits around lifetime income in retirement. I’ve also written about why so few Americans take advantage of the SPIA solution: lack of liquidity, lack of an inflation hedge, and the Mack Truck Factor. In this article, though, I’ll share how insurance companies have reacted to these three chief […]

Understanding Sequence-of-Return Risk and Longevity Risk

If you’ve read our previous articles, you know the Hanson Wealth Management team believes strongly in the power of financial education. Our mission with today’s topic is to educate you about several very real risks threatening to undermine your retirement outlook. Of course, we also want to empower you now, in the present, to take control of your financial future. Below, we share more content from David McKnight about a threat lurking in your portfolio — sequence-of-return risk — and the risk multiplier that makes it even more dangerous. As you read, take notes on questions you may have, […]

The Demographic Glitch That May Cause Your Taxes to Double

The Baby Boomer generation is well-known for being the product of the post-World War II baby boom, and for rejecting and redefining traditional values in many ways. However, did you know that the Baby Boomer generation also represents a “demographic glitch” in a way that is important to all of us? Allow me to explain.

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