Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Mortgage Payoff

I have a mortgage balance of $138,000 at 3 3/8%. I’m thinking about paying off my mortgage but since I..

Is Our Asset Allocation Correct for Our Situation?

Hi Terry, I am 69 years old and retiring in 2019. My 401k/IRA (TTL $600,000) allocation is roughly 40% Equities..

Website to find Fiduciary planner?

Can you repeat the web site to find a Fiduciary Financial planer. I tryed wealthgrant.com and it is no longer..

Finding a Fiduciary

I want to find a financial planner in my area that is also a Fiduciary. Ideally I want to meet/interview..

CPA as financial advisor

Is it a good idea to have your CPA and also have him as your Financial advisor???

Adjusting 401k as I near retirement

Hi Terry I’m 61 and retiring in year I’m in fidelity fund 2020 I’m putting in 10% of check company..

fully vested 401

What should I do with my fully vested 401. I am retired & have lost a lot of money in..

IRAs and taxes

My nephew is 66 and his wife will be 67 soon. They have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. He had..

Revocable trust & checking account

My bank officer says people do not put their checking account into their trust, but you say it should be...

Retirement

I am 66 and reached my full retirement age. I will retire 67. My wife will continue to work ,she..

Social Security Suspend and resume?

I will be 64 in January and would like to start my social security at that time since I will..

401k

Hi, my husband has a 401k that he established at a job he had 2 yrs ago. It is still..

ira roll over

I turned 65 this year i have a company pension of almost 81 k gross a year,and have not started..

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..

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