Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

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..

Deferred Comp Withdrawal

Terry, I am retired and draw a pension of $2600 a month plus $226 in Social Security. I just bought..

Finding aFinancial Advisor

Hi Terry can you supply a list or website to look at to find a good fiduciary financial advisor. I..

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….)..

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