Financial Planning / Retirement

Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Wills Outdated?

The witnesses on our wills are all deceased. Is our wills still good? We live in the state of Florida.

Retirement Savings or House Savings

I am playing catch up with my retirement savings started a pension just 3 years ago. I am now 42..

Financial

1. We setup LADYBIRD DEED for the house we own (currently living) 2. All Bank statements we have POD (..

IRA pay as you take or Roth conversation

I took tax break by putting my retirement in an IRA. I am now 70 and I am not convinced..

TOD

I am interested in the TOD (transfer on death) for my home and vehicle…. What are the benefits and drawbacks..

Roth IRA for retiree

Hello Terry, I am 63 and retired and disabled, receiving Social Security Disabilty. Does my Social Secirty Disability count as..

Wills in Illinois — lawyers too expensive!

I only caught part of your segment on WGN, we are wondering if we can create our own will in..

Transfer on Death Deed

We have all of our financial accounts as Transfer on Death to our 2 children. The only thing we have..

IRA

Hi Ms. Terry. I’m a huge fan of yours. I work as an UBER Eats driver and I listen to..

Bills after death

Mom passed away after a brief hospital stay in February. We have not gotten a bill from the hospital. How..

Convertion of tradional IRA to Roth IRA

HI Terry, How does a person calculate the most tax efficient schedule of how much to convert per year from..

Important documents

If I were to purchase that program from you is there a need to have them reviewed by an attorney.

Senior needs financial advice

Can you recommend a trustworthy financial advisor in the phoenix/scottsdale area? Thank you and love listening to you on wgn..

RMD

Is there a tax advantage to moving money to a Roth IRA before needing to take RMDs at 73?

Lady Bird Deeds in Florida

We aren’t residents in Florida. Would it be beneficial to change our deed to a Lady Bird Deed with our..

Roth conversions

Dear Terry, I am a very fortunate 72 years old, retired with a pension, waited until 70 to collect social..

Roth rescue

I am a 77 year old widow with $1.75 million in IRA and 401K’s. What can you tell me about..

Inherited IRA

Hi Terry. I was just listening to you on John’s show today (4/1/26) and missed most of what you said..

Roth at tax time

Is there a benefit for one close to retirement (-1 year) to max out a Roth contribution after years of..

Roth conversion

Is 70 too old to do conversions? I have almost half in roth half in ira now, about a million..

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