Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Financial Retirement Status, now at age 80

I have $2mil in my retirement account, mostly in equities, no debt, no mortgage, $180 Thousand in savings for traveling,..

Asset Allocation

Terry, I am 55 and plan to retire in 2 1/2 years. I will have a pension through TRS for..

HSA Withdrawals

My wife and I are 74 years old and have a sizeable HSA account which I funded before I retired...

Social Security Benefits for surviving spouse

I’m 67 on Social Security, my wife is 65 on Social Security disability. If one of us dies before the..

Pension termination and group annuity

I was just notified that my very well funded pension plan was beginning the process of terminating and transferring to..

Wife retiring at 62 — delay SS?

My wife is retiring at 62 and her retirement will cover health insurance + about $1500/month in cash. She also..

Worried

Me/wife both 74. Retired 6 yrs. substantial 50/50 deeply diversified, balanced, mutual funds portfolio. Comfortably live off less than 2%..

Retirement payout decision

I was in public education for fifteen years and paid into the Teacher Retirement System (TRS). I have been working..

401k — older, still working, need safety

Hi, I’m 67 and currently working full time but not sure when that will end. I could be replaced at..

Investment company charging too much?

Terry, My wife and I are retired and our investments are with TD Ameritrade. They are actively managing our accounts..

Collecting my ss benefits

I turn 62 in may 2020. Would it it beniefit me to collect my ss benefits? Also will I be..

Govt Pension reduces Social Security

My social security is greatly reduced because I have a pension with the city of CHICAGO. Is it possible to..

Retirement Planning

I am 63, my wife is 64. I lost my job during the summer, with severance pay through the end..

403b for teacher

Hi Terry, My daughter was a teacher at CPS and had a 403b through Valic. She left CPS after 10..

Best interest “fiduciary” pledge

I asked the brokerage firm with my 401K about best interest pledge, he stated the the company (Wells Fargo) will..

Social Security — should I wait?

Even Tho I am still working Full time, Social Security said that I am eligible for Benefits. I can’t get..

Retirement planning

I live in California. 64 years old.married . Still owe $395,000 on home with 4.1% interest with a maturity date..

Portfolio advisory services fees vs gain

Hi Terry, My husband and I have 2 of our IRA’ s with Fidelity portfolio advisory services for years. I..

Estate Documents

Terry We, my wife and I, have a Financial Planner and are happy with the conversion of our 401ks into..

Estate Documents— No Close Relatives

My question has to do with estate documents. A little bit about us. My wife and I live in Chicago..

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