Financial Planning / Retirement Questions
Illinois Estate Tax
I have saved for many years as you recommended your listeners on WGN today. I can’t spend it all in..
Taxes
I am 78 w/ ~ 1.5 M combined in savings, stocks, IRA and a Roth. I live on Social Security..
Daugter’s retirement savings
Best plan for retirement thru my daughter’s filing – she is one person 1099 works for Dr. earns about $175k-..
Tax Implications from Social Security Fairness Act Increase
With the passing of the SS Fairness Act my monthly SS payment went up from $315/mo to $924/mo. I also..
TAKE FROM ROTH TO KEEP IRMAA down
Hello I’m 63single and retired. I have mortgage of $98k @ 6.87 % . I have the money to pay..
Where from here?
Terry, Hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving I heard you hosted! At 69 & still working I can’t make any..
Beneficiary deed
Good morning Miss Savage, listen to you for a long time back in Chicago. You’re my financial guru.. I’ve come..
Wills & Trust
Sometime back, you mentioned the best final Will or Trust to get. I don’t recall what you referred to the..
RMD on father’s IRA after death
My father passed away in April 2025 and did not take his RMD on his IRA in 2025. His IRA..
Pre-Nuptial Agreement and Financial Power of Attorney
My husband and I have a pre-nuptial agreement in place, and have been married 5.5 years. We are getting our..
Getting older parents to do financial and health planning
A comment-You like many people emphasize that adult children should try to get their parents to complete needed documents. I..
Medicare premium as a single filer
Hi – Just heard you on John Williams show! Question: 65yo, on medicare, in 2024 my AGI was $67,786 and..
RMD withdrawl
I will be turning 73 next year and need your thoughts on my plan. Currently I have not had to..
Beneficiary info
My husband’s aunt wants to name him as a beneficiary to her trust. She asked for his SSN and he..
Trust lawyer want $ amounts
Is it normal when you go to a will and trust lawyer for them to require your account totals before..
end of life distribution to heirs
looking for the distribution chart on who gets what per end of life distribution??
Percent in the market with age
Do not need my rmd’s and am contributing 1000k/mo. to a balanced undex fund as well as a dividend appreciation..
Estate planning for a single
I am 80 years old. Live alone with my dog. No family except an older sister in Germany . Net..
Revocable Living Trust
If I make a RLT, can I name two executors?
Trust Checklist to give your executor?
Do you have a “Trust Checklist” that I can give our executor so they know what they need to do..