Jeff Batson is the principal of Goat Planning, a retirement-focused financial planning practice, and the author of Don’t Run Out: A Practical Guide to Tax-Smart Retirement Income, Social Security, and Medicare. He holds the Registered Financial Consultant® (RFC®) designation and is a licensed and insured financial advisor authorized to discuss life insurance products, Medicare, long-term care planning, Social Security strategy, and fixed annuities, holding licenses across multiple states (national producer number 19629974). His academic background includes a Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Before his career in financial planning, Jeff served as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. He remains active in v...