Financial Planning / Retirement Questions
Social Security Survivor benefits for long time spouses.
My husband is 79, I am 77, married 56 years. He took his Social Security benefits at age 67, I..
Advice for protecting my current 401 – tired of downfalls
I have a 401k account – I’m retired – will be 73 soon- luv the current stock market but also..
Cash/Investing
Hi Terry, I want to deposit cash every month for investing. First, some needs to be saved/invested for property taxes...
Roth Conversions:
I am aged 77 with a large traditional IRA. Would you advise making Roth conversions annually within my tax bracket..
Liquid assets held in ROTH instead of checking
Hi Terry, Please share your thoughts: We occasionally take funds from our Traditional IRA(pay taxes) and move them into our..
401k
I have a regular 401k plan through my job. I currently only work 10 hours per week, but still contribute...
TBill ladder
I’m 73 years old , retired , Is it a good time to move my money market savings to a..
Roth IRA
My wife and I are 54 and 50 years old we both have retirement plans separate savings of about $170,000,we..
Retiring at age 81
I. Work for a large sporting good co and have a LLC 401K plan. I will probably retire at first..
Adviser performance?
Terry I currently have my portfolio managed by Fisher Investments. I am thinking of changing companies. On your advice, I..
Social Security
Thank you for all of your financial advice that you offer. I am 69 (70 in March 2025) working full..
How to rebalance Retirement funds
My spouse & I are retiring in 2025. Our overall retirement funds are as follows: Roth $300,000 Pretax $1,100,000 Total..
2024 Tax Return
My wife and I are both 69. All our income is from social security. Would it be a good idea..
Cfp
Does my broker at Edward Jones need to have a CFP designation? How important is that designation? Thank you.
RMD
Next year i will be required to take my RMD. I have about $300000 in my Ira. I dont need..
RMD
Hi Terry, I listen to you on WGN radio. I hope your Florida home was spared serious damage from Milton...
Daughters pension plan choices
Hi Terry my daughter is a new teacher in Michigan and they have two different retire plans to choose from..
IRA fee
Terry, I,m paying a fee of about $1,100 per month for what they call an Advisory Solutions type of portfolio..
Does Medicare premium increase if we take out a home loan?
Hubby & I are both 68 & on Soc Sec & Medicare. We do not have any invested monies but..
Retirement advice
Hi Terry, Do you have an opinion on a company called Trajan Wealth? They state they are a fiduciary company,..