Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Withdrawing some money from IRA Rollover

I am 60 years old and have approximately $700k in my IRA Rollover. I want to buy a new car..

Inherited IRA Record Keeping

I inherited two IRAs (one a Roth and the other a non-Roth). Four yrs ago I started taking annual required..

40l(k) withdrawal

Terry Can I take a one time withdrawal from a 401K without either triggering automatic withdrawals or being required to..

income tax strategy

To achieve optimal savings from the new lower tax rates, that apparently will “snap back” in 8yrs, should I pull..

financial adviser from bank or brokerage?

is it better to get a financial adviser from your local bank or someone like JPMorgan or Merrill Lynch.

Taking extra money out of IRA

If I take more than my RMD out of my traditional IRA, will it be taxed as ‘ ordinary income’..

Financial Advice — Vanguard a good deal?

Hi Terry: I am considering having Vanguard manage and oversee my investments in their company. They charge .03% annually for..

Financial Engines

Hi, you used to have a link to the Financial Engines site that would help me with a calculation about..

Taking extra money out of IRA

The wife and I take the standard deduction (which is $24M) The only income we have is SS, which is..

Roth IRA contribution — what’s earned income?

I am the owner of IL partnership with my children. My income comes from property rentals, no salaries are paid..

Fixed Asset Annuity for Retirement Savings/pay out

What’s up with a fixed asset annuity that offers 6% guaranteed and monthly payouts after the first year to be..

assighnment of advisory agreement

hellman and friedman buyout of financial engines. as a financial engines client is it advisable for me to dissolve my..

best Federal retirement date for FERS employee

What is the best date or time of month and year to retire, for a FERS federal civilian employee, in..

edward jones

My advisor doesn’t charge he says. Does Ed Jones only charge on buying and trading and investing my funds?

Difference between financial advisors, money managers, CFPs, etc

Many years ago I had a financial advisor at American Express – he was terrific but when they switched to..

Investing

Hi Terry, I recently sold my condo and netted about 75k. I paid off all my debt and some of..

Retirement

My employer is closing out their pension fund and will be distributing all funds to the employees. I am 55..

Must choose type of Annuity plan.

I need help in choosing wisely which is the better Annuity payout plan. I am 70 1/2 yrs old my..

Financial planner wants Everything!

I am looking for a reputable financial planner. My wife and I are retired and although we have pension and..

Social Security

In two years I will be 70 and my wife will be 66. I amy trying to figure out whether..

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