Financial Planning / Retirement Questions
RMDs – Dollar cost averaging ?
In building our retirement nest egg, dollar cost averaging with our investments worked very well! Is there a similar approach..
personal wills
Is a handwritten will legal in Illinois?. If not, how do I find a lawyer to write one for me
Pension Payout option
My company is transitioning our pensions to an insurance company and giving us eligible employees a one time option to..
Estate planning attorney
Need an Estate planning Attorney in Wheaton Area . Do you know anyone there
Financial Advisor recommendation
I have recently been widowed (May 1, 2025). I feel I need a financial advisor. I see Pam Krueger pop..
403B – What to do with it when no longer working.
I am 51 years old and previously worked as a teacher for the Archdiocese of Chicago. I have a 403B..
pension
My company is requiring a employees to cash in their pension. I am 64 and not yet in a position..
Social security and 401k
Hi Ms. Savage, I am 62, married, with one adult child in grad school. I have a mortgage of 240k,..
403B
I retired a couple years ago and still have this plan at my old job ( under fidelity) Fo I..
Mortgage Payoff
Hi Terry, My husband and I are recently retired. Our biggest expense is a term life insurance policy that we..
401 K
I retired and requested 401K to be liquidated. Voya has been giving me run around for about a month. Is..
Retirement allocation.
My wife and I have apporx.$500.000 in an account with Modera Financial. Our allocation is 65%equities 35% fixed(money market ,bond..
Finding an advisor that doesn’t want my money
Hi Terry, My husband and I listen to you on WGN all the time. We are in our early 50’s..
Convert portion of traditional IRA to a roth taking advantage of new additional standard deductions
Hello Terry, With the new Big Beautiful Bill additional standard deduction of $12,000 for married filing jointly, I would like..
Recommended equity vs bond/cash splits at different stages of life
Have you published any guidelines for your recommended percentage split between equities and bonds/cash as people age and approach retirement?
Pension annuity payout
A former employer had a pension plan that I was vested in. Sometime after I left, this employer turned over..
Bonds & Treasury bills
Hello Ms.Savage, I am a 62 yr old investor. I got your book I believe at a thrift book store..
Bank CD vs T bill — another advantage
My 97 year old dad has been investing in CDs for awhile but recently, they are often called back early...
Roth IRA
We are retired and 70 years old. With the temporary $12000 senior deduction over the next 4 years, does it..
401k and pension funds investment recommendations
Hi Terry, I am 73 years old, married and my wife is also 73 years old. I retired from work..