Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Retirement Investing Firms

Hi Terry, my husband and I are not investment savvy & have interviewed Edward Jones Investments. I am not sure..

Online banks

Is a savings account with an online bank a safe place to put my mom’s money from the sale of..

Paying off mortgage early with taxable IRA/CD funds

Would it be wise to pay off my $50,000 mortgage with my IRA/CD funds? I would save $5,100 per year..

Retirement/401k

I know u answer this all the time but……… my husband is retiring & has a 401k thru his job...

Tax Exempt Mutual Bond Funds

Hi Terry, in our personal and non tax exempt money, we currently have 75% in stock funds, 20% in the..

PBGC

I work for a major airline that went bankrupt in early 2000. My pension was then transferred to the PBGC...

Retirement Savings

My wife and me have been retired 5 years. We are both 71 years old. Our house is fully paid..

IRA — pay the taxes NOW?

Hi Terry… Question regarding IRA CDs that we opened based upon our tax preparer’s advice. At the time, we were..

Retirement IRA

Hi Terry, I getting close to retirement ( within the next 6 months ) and currently have my IRA at..

Disabled Sister’s Inheritance

I have a 67 year old disabled sister who lives in an assisted living facility that costs approximately $6,500 per..

Finding a fee based financial planner

I’m looking for a financial advisor that can help my husband and me to make some choices on how to..

Investing 401K and an inheritance later this year

I will be retiring next month and will be eligible to collect my 401K. I will also be inheriting money..

Gains on sale impact medicare premiums?

My folks are retired living and receiving their social security. They own several properties and are considering selling one or..

Premium Financed LIfe Insurance

We have a large nest egg with 2 children in their 20’s. What the investment advisor is pushing is an..

Wills if there is only one child?

Hi Terry, Do my parents need to have a Will even though I’m their only child?

Finding Probate Lawyer for Mom’s Estate

How do I go about picking out a Probate Lawyer for my mother’s estate? I don’t know of anyone who..

Taking more from nature annuity

We have 114,000. In mature annuity and would like to take out about 50,000 to pay off our mortgage. That..

Awkward – Discussing final financial wishes with parents

Hi Terry, My father recently passed away, survived by my mother, myself and my brother. Their savings and investments naturally..

Flexible Spending preretirement

Should we opt out of flexible spending in order to have a higher gross income 4 years prior to retirement?..

Taking on a new mortgage

Terry – I’m hoping to retire in about 12 years. On our current mortgage, we would have roughly $50,000 remaining..

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