Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

possible usury

My husband was a union member for 34 years until he retired early with an "earned" disability. Though I had..

IRA REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS

In 2 years I will need to begin to take my Required Minimum Distribution, where is the safest place to..

fixed indexed annuity question — Terry says: Don’t Do It!!!

I am 71 years old and recently retired. I have money in a 401K that a financial adviser suggests putting..

Searching for an unbiased, fee based advisor

Hi Terry, You had responded back in January of this year to a question I had about paying off my..

necessary info to leave in my will

A while ago you were kind enough to enable us to have a list of necessary information for my will..

estate question

I am the executor of my friends estate and was beneficiary of all assets when she passed . Due to..

I no longer work for a company

Im 60 yrs old and no longer work for the company i had a ira with though edward jones i..

Why Is My Banker Pushing Annuities?

Hi, Terry. I am in the process of transferring several IRA accounts, as each one reaches maturity, from a bank..

Financial Planner — how to judge?

Hello Ms. Savage. My wife & I are big fans. Been following your advice for years. Your are so knowledgeable...

will medicaid take my mothers house after she passes?

In 2006 my mom did not have health insurance & ended up with congestive heart failure & needed open heart..

Pay Off Mortgage in retirement?

My husband and I are retired and have approximately $1.4 million in IRA/retirement funds. Our home has value of $500,000..

Roth vs. IRA withdrawl

I'm 75 and retired. I have about $650K in a Roth and $98K in an IRA. My wife (age 73)..

Should I not be using my IRA?

I worked at a very large company in a middle management type of position for many years. About a year..

IRA/401K — advice?

Hi Terry, I'm sixty-three years old and have been retired for two years plus from the railroad (43yrs). I have..

IRA BENEFICIARIES tax consequences?

Dear Terry, My 2 children are my IRA beneficiaries. If I die will they have to pay taxes on the..

IRA annuity income

I heard your comments on this on WGN. My husband passed away a year ago. I had all of his..

Assisted living

My parents (93 & 94) living in a 55+ community are needing to move to an assisted living facility. Is..

RMD used to purchase a QCD annuity.

Dear Terry, Next year I and my wife will begin taking required minimum distributions from our traditional IRAs. Can we..

Your recent Tribune column “do your research before diving into annuities”

Could you please elaborate a little more on your paragraph "take a portion of your rollover money", specifically regarding rmds?..

Life/Long-term care insurance.

My wife (age 73) and I (soon to be 73) are in fairly good health (although my short term memory..

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