Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Pension lump sum rollover

Hi Terry, I’m 61 yrs old with a pension benefit from my job, which I left 29 years ago. I..

Retirement planning

My wife’s former employer has notified her that she may start receiving her pension. She may take a lump sum..

future assisted living plans

I had contacted an Elder law for consult on making application for future assisted living. They are asking for $375...

financial planners

My wife and I will be retiring soon. Our combined retirement nest egg is 1,100,000. We are looking for a..

Social Security — delay?

Terry, I have read, or received some various opinions from Financial Advisors as to when to claim Social Security benefits...

Need a plan for our income.

My husband and I both work full time. We are in our late 40s. We have one child in college..

Company ending pension plan

Hi Terry, My husband recently found out his company is ending the pension benefits at the end of the year...

Substitution for Payee retirement benefits

My sister had a severe stroke in July although she is making small steps in recovery of her speech and..

401k lump sum payout/rollover

Hello Terry, I have the opportunity to take a lump sum payout of a pension from a previous employer. My..

ira

My son received his brothers IRA upon his death . He rolled it over into an IRA he wants to..

Inherited IRA

I inherited and IRA from my dad when he passed away; do I have to take the yearly disbursement or..

Pension to Roth

Hi Terry I am a single 55 year old with a pension from a previous employer currently at under $10k...

Retirement calculator

At age 43 about how much should I have saved up in total (401K + IRA + Savings + ect….)..

Social Security

Terry – recently on the WGN Morning News you made it sound like taking social security at 62 was a..

401 saving plan

Hi Terry, I’ve been working for a small business for the last 15 yrs that does not offer a 401..

Paying off mortgage with 401k

Hi Terry coming up to age 59 1/2. Would it be wise to pay off my mortgage with part of..

BENEFICIARY ACCOUNTS

If an IRA or 401k goes to beneficiary upon death and should not be included in a revocable trust, couldn’t..

401K

Hi, I will be 67 in October and am working full time. I contribute to my 401K and contribute enough..

Roth 401K

I recently dropped the percentage of withdrawel to my 401k to accelerate the payment of a debt from emergency work..

withdrawal from IRA vs claiming social security

Hi Terry, I am 63, recently retired. Our household expenses are covered by my husbands investments, which are substantial. I..

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