Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

what should I do with my 403b money when I retire

I am 74 yr old and still working full-time at a University. I have 125K in a 403B TIAA account...

Best Dividend Stocks

I am 64 years old, I plan to retire in 1-2 years and I have about $1M in my work..

Estate Planning

Hello Terry! We have always enjoyed you and your column. Here is my question: What is the difference between a..

Savings account not in name of trust

Hi Terry, xx I have a Living Trust and when I opened a Treasury Direct Account for my I Bonds,..

Simple IRA through work

The small company I worked for just started a simple IRA a couple years ago. I am maxing out at..

Trusts and Wills

The WGN show on 4/30 mentioned a list of trusted estate attorneys. We need our 20 year old trusts updated..

401K conversion to an IRA

Hi Terry, I have been told a 401K is a great way to accumulate retirement savings but, not a great..

Gift Tax

Hi Terry, I have listen to you on TV and radio and respect your opinion and advice. I am loaning..

Rollover

Hi Terry. I have 40m in a 401k account at my old employer which cannot be transferred “in kind”. Once..

Medicare payment timing

I will be 70 in October. I plan to apply for SS in June to begin my SS in October...

Fiduciary vs Edward Jones

We have had Edward Jones for many years. Our agent is retiring so I was wondering about changing to a..

Pension

Hi Terry… I am 62 years old and am not planning on retiring soon. I have approx $90,000 coming from..

Social security disability

I am asking on behalf of a friend. She Is 61 years old and has MS. She worked for both..

Illinois Estate Tax

Illinois has an estate tax with a graduated tax rate, and $4 million exemption and a graduated tax. My question..

Collecting on a Roth IRA

Hi Terry, I am a 56 year old who is now on SSDI and I am officially retired from my..

Social security withdrawal after starting

I am 63 and started taking my social security 6 months ago. What must I do and what all entails..

TODI – Illinois property transfer on death

Hi Terry, My husband and I have one child and I asked our financial advisor about putting our house in..

Fisher Investments vs Wealthramp

Hi Terry, Years ago I got an autographed copy of The Savage Truth through KABC Radio in Los Angeles. Recently..

Savings

Kind of an question well below your expertise but got divorced several years ago and had to use my IRA..

Inherited IRA account

I was understanding that there is a 10 year requirement to withdraw all the monies, my question is does that..

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