Financial Planning / Retirement Questions
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..
Retirement Planning
My wife is 61, I’m soon to be 60. Our only child is a college Freshman. A few years ago..
Roth Conversions and the 5 Year Holding Rule
I am 66 now and have $500,000.00 in a IRA. I have been converting $50,000.00 each year to a Roth..
RMD
Are you required to take the RMD if you are still employed full time?
Social Security Benefits and born in 1960
I was born in July 1960. I heard you speaking with a caller on WGN Radio, John Williams show many..
Tax-deferred annuity conversion.
Terry, thanks for your response on my previous question RMDs and a tax-deferred annuity. In the response, you mentioned to..
Tax-deferred annuity
I’m 72 this year, 2024. I will need to take the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from an IRA soon. Is..
Should I fire my financial advisor ?
I’ve had my financial guy since Jan 2013….11 years. He handles my IRA/Roth IRA/investment accounts. At end of 2023 the..
LLC vs doing business as
I’ve been a self-employed artist for over 30 years now. And I’m beginning to see certain aspects in which I..
basis in traditional ira and no-basis inherited ira
I am inheriting an ira with no basis where the decedent already started taking rmd’s. I am a sibling within..
Executor Or Co-Executor for each will in a 2nd Marriage?
Hi Terry In 2020 as part of my healthcare program, my insurance company offered a Healthy At Home Webcast Network..
Mature Series E bonds
My mother died and left paper series E savings bonds registered under her name and my adult daughter. All bonds..
Change of name for POD and TODI
All my accounts have PODs listed and my house has a TODI registered with the state of IL. My daughter..
Will versus estate plan
Hello Terry, I am a 63-year-old single male. I do not have children and have one sibling and 2 nieces)...
Roth-IRA conversions
Can an individual who is over 73 years old and taking RMDs, continue to transfer money from an IRA to..
Long Term Care & Retirement Community
My wife and I are considering a move to a retirement community, I am 76 and my wife is 74...
mortgage
I messed up. My realtor friends said my house would sell in a minute. I bought another house- I rented..