Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Ira RMD funds

Should we stay put in retirement funds or move some funds to money market funds?

Safeguarding retirement investments

Hi Terry, I am not usually a nervous investor, but the current administration is generating the desire to safeguard my..

Equity to Fixed Income Ratio

Hi Terry. My husband and I are 69 and 68. Our current equity to fixed income ratio is around 52%..

Roth conversions

Dear Terry, I am 78 years old and have both a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA established more than..

401K plan when retiring

I am wondering when my husband retires where we can put my husbands 401K where it is completely safe? We..

Financial advisor

Hi Terry, do you recommend using a financial advisor, if so how do I find one that is trustworthy and..

Economics and money — need help!

I am a retired RN and my brain simply does not understand finances, the vocabulary etcetc Would you please recommend..

Establishing a trust

Should I put my home and IRA in a trust. What are the advantages. I’m 74, mortgage on home is..

Percentage of Precious metal investment

We have about 133,000 total investments. 43,761 5 year annuity (3rd year) started @ 40,000 70,000 individual TOD nfs-ima 12,500..

Best practices to protect stock investments during possible turbulent times

Hi Terry, I am a 78 year-old single woman who is a retired State of Illinois’s teacher.My investment approach is..

to be or not to be

in debt– clever tag line love your radio hour on gn and your savage truth so I am 68 and..

401 k Now that I’m retired

Hello Terry, l have a 401 from my previous employer State Farm . It’s with the S&P and it was..

Convert traditional IRA to Roth

We are 74 years old and have a few annuities. Is it wise at our age to convert them to..

Roth

I am 64 work for corporate America. I’m putting 6% of my paycheck into my 401K should I be putting..

Best retirement accounts

My 30 year old child works a job that does not offer a retirement pension. What are their best options..

Proper HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM

Could you recommend a health care power of attorney that is legit for Illinois; there seems to be many different..

Financial planner recommendation

Would you please recommend a Certified Financial Planner located in Lake County who charges per hour. I really enjoy reading..

Retirement – What to do with my 401K

I’m wondering if my 401K, which is about $1.3M can be rolled into a high yield savings account to collect..

Financial advisor and retirement

I read your news letter not to long ago about what type of financial advisor you should use when in..

Social Security

Hi Terry My concern is the current administration “destroying” Social Security. I am 66 and was considering taking my benefits..

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