Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Retired couple, 8 years apart, how to invest?

Terry, you are a wealth of knowledge, so here goes. I just listened to you on WGN Radio at the..

Dad won’t make a will!

My question is my dad lives in Florida I live in Illinois I have two siblings one which my father..

Land trust/recordable trust

I have a land trust on my home, I also have an annuity . I have no other investments. Would..

TODI to avoid probate

Hi Terry! We live in Illinois and would like to know if it’s possible to avoid probate if all accounts..

revocable trust and pour-over wills

My wife and I have a revocable trust and pour-over wills which were done about 18 years ago. We have..

Inheritance — keeping it separate

I’m a widow with one married child (45 yr old) Is there a way I can leave money stocks house..

IRA’s to a Trust account beneficiary

I saw the tail-end of your segment on the WGN-TV 9AM news. Heard you say not to put an IRA..

Spousal Benefits for SS

When my wife applied for her benefits the person helping us asked if I wanted to apply for spousal benefits..

Investing for retirement

Terry. I appreciate your time. Listen on wgn to you. Im over 62 and dont have a lot of money..

Retirement portfolio

Hi Terry, My wife and I just retired. We have a pension that should cover our expenses and about 200k..

Financial advisors and personal information

My husband and I decided we should see a financial advisor for retirement planning. We chose someone NOT affiliated with..

IRA transfer to ROTH IRA for a Senior

I would like to roll my IRA savings to a Roth IRA. Could I take my IRA RMD and put..

ladybird deed

im hearing so much now about this ladybird deed. 60 years old . 3 children , one i do not..

IRA to pay mortgage balance

Retired – Want to payoff house – owe $20,000 – by using money in IRA I am 69yrs old.

ROTH CONVERSION

I have a substantial amount in a 401 (over 800K). Im 63 years old and retired last month. I will..

Financial Advisor

Hi Terry, My husband is 60 and will retire within the next 7 years. We have a current portfolio $850,000.00..

Pay financial adviser??

My wife and i have close $400,000 in retirement funds. i’m retired for 8 months she retires in june 2019...

Withdrawing funds from IRA

You answered my question about taking an additional 13M from our traditional IRA and putting it in to a Roth..

Is it ok to hire a Financial Planner that is not a member of NAPFA?

I was referred to a local, fee only planner, but they are not on the NAPFA website. Does this present..

401 k rollover ripoff

In January, I retired from Walmart. I transferred my 401K from Merrill Lynch to Vanguard. The time frame of the..

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