Financial Planning / Retirement Questions
Income tax preparation
Terry, I am an 80 year old woman with an IMRF pension and social security I have a portfolio of..
Liquid Funds – Retirement
Hi Terry, I am 65 years old and semi retired (working part time) not collecting SS benefits yet….recently I read..
Taxes
Is it correct that RMD from traditional IRAs is federally taxable income but State of Illinois allows you to deduct..
T-bills and Social Security Fairness Act
I have been purchasing t-bills with my “chicken money”. With everything that is happening now, I worry that they may..
Picking a Finacial advisor
Do you have any advice on choosing a financial advisor? Currently with fidelity but my advisor is leaving and have..
RMD Shortfall
My wife and I are both 78 years young. I am filling out our taxes for 2024. Unfortunately we didn’t..
Contributing to a Roth 401k vs. Traditional 401k
Hi Terry, my 29 yr. old daughter is a high income earner as a consultant and in the 24% marginal..
HELOC and remodeling plans
I will be paying off my current HELOC this month. I do have a few projects i would like to..
Large Tax refund
Hello, I am retired at age 68. I have 10% taxes taken out of my Social Security. Giving me $2270..
Gold
Terry, I see these commercials on TV about buying gold to protect against the economy. What are your thoughts? Also..
Crypto Currency and retirement
Could you speak about President Trump promoting the crypto market despite legislators who have long pushed for crypto regulation? I..
Retired last year – how to do my taxes this year
I retired July 1, 2024. I received a severance package which I put in the bank and am using to..
Roth IRA
We are a married couple wife 60, myself 59. I will be collecting a firefighter pension in 1.5 years. My..
ROTH IRA
We are a 73 year old couple in good health; should we consider a ROTH for an investment? Thank you.
Asset Allocation for 93 year old widow.
Hi Terry, What would you recommend for asset allocation for a 93 year old widow. I still live at home,..
403B
My wife has a 403B account with the archdiocese of Chicago. She passed away in December 2024 and I wonder..
IRA
Terry my mother recently passed away had a Traditional IRA account. Beneficiaries are her 7 children. One of the seven..
Paying off Mortgage and Equity loan
My wife and I are over 70 and retired. We have a yearly gross income of about $80,000. We have..
401k
My husband and I are retired. I have a large 401k ( that was started when I was working) with..
Will or trust?
If we have a will that states all of our assets are to be split between our three daughters and..