Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Social Security

Where should I go to get advice on signing up for Social Security and all the various health plans?

When to take Social Security

Hello Terry, I’m sure many retirees face the following dilemma and I was hoping you could shed some light on..

Defined pension plan

My company offers a defined pension plan. I have reached 36.5 years of service and I am 65. The comstops..

Spouse Applying for SS – Married to Teacher

My husband and I are retired and both receive IL pensions. He turns 62 shortly, has been retired for 4..

rolling over from 401k to ira

I have 401k at principle from my employer. I am thinking of rolling over to IRA cd. Who should I..

Trust vs JT WROS

Tax wise: should a mutual fund be put in a trust or held as JT WROS and a beneficiary?

Funeral expenses

I am thinking of pre – paying for funeral expenses and picking out everything for when I pass. Is this..

Income tax

I retired in 2019. I receive $100.00 per month pension from my ex-employer, which amounts to $1,200.00 per year. I..

RMD and still working full time.

Terry, I will turn 73 at the end of February 2024 and I will work full time. Am I required..

Estate Planning

My husband and I have a 19 year old son. We have a will created when he was an infant...

Part D IRMAA

Social security is charging me Part D IRMAA but I am not enrolled in Part D. I have a Medicare..

Fiduciary fees

My financial advisor (Fairhaven Wealth) is a fiduciary and charges 1% annually..at 1/4% per quarter..is that 1/4% determined by my..

HSA after 65

Can I still invest in a HSA, I am turning 65 in May & who do I talk to about..

IRA rollover

I put in $6,000 into an IRA or ROTH account with bmo bank and after 1 year and made $32.49..

401k withdrawl at 591/2

Hello . At 59 1/2 what is the penalty to withdraw from my 401k? Is it 10 or 20 percent?..

Taxes on 401K RMD

We are retired, and taking social security at age 69. We have a substantial amount in 401K savings, the bulk..

Alzheimers diagnosis requires new plans

Here is my scenario…husband starting with alzeimers, told by realators to sell home due to high mortgage, take whatever profit..

Social Security fairness act

As an employee of a community college, who formally worked in the private sector, I would stand to benefit if..

Consolidated RMDs from IRAs

My wife turns 73 in August, 2024. She has traditional IRA CD’s at two different banks on which I am..

Pension

Hello, I am about to retire in April from the fire department in Indiana. We have a pension program called..

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