Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

minimize federal taxes

Hello, Terry. I have $50,000 matured E savings bonds and have to take $15, 000 RMDs. I’d like to get..

Mutual funds From Work

I’m 70 years old and have a retirement fund at work although it is not a 401(k) it’s mutual funds..

Social Security decision

My husband passed away in 2013. I am still working but was hoping to collect his SS. At what age..

Ex Husband’s Social Security

Hi Terry, My Mom and Dad were married for 32 years. They got divorced in 2010. He remarried and she..

Trusts

We have 2 children. Our will specifies that our estate will be divided equally between the 2. Do we need..

Maximize my SS

Hi Terry! I bought and ran the Maximize my SS program you recommend, however, I don’t know how to read..

401K rollover to IRA

Terry, I am about to retire and have a 401(k) account with T. Rowe Price and am considering rolling over..

Retired Illinois TRS -IRA rollover before 59.5

I am 57 and retired with full Illinois Teacher Retirement Pension at age 55. Soon after I retired I rolled..

Social Security

Hello I retired with a pension at age 59 and was rehired as a contractor and still working. My pension..

Survivor SS

I decided to take my deceased husbands SS (so not lost) until I reach age of 70; I am 67..

Social Security

I know you always state to delay retirement to age 70 for the maximum SSI benefit. My question is this?..

When to file for Social Security

Terry, we met once in a medical office years ago when you were accompanying your mother! That being said, I..

Survivor Benefits

Hello, My husband pasted away 6.5 years ago. He was 59 (born in 1957) and I was 55 (born in..

401 K choices

I retired in 2014. My 401K has 57.8% in Target Retirement 2020 Fund and 47.2% in Blackrock U.S. Equity Index...

Social Security – Should the fear of Social Security going broke affect my decision of when to start it?

Hi Terry, After reading your column “Is Social Security going broke?” I wonder if I should stick with my plan..

Social Security – when to start collecting

my husband thinks we should start collecting (we will both be 67 this year) and putting it away for retirement..

Social Security Issue

My Mother In Law has land in Mississippi that she needs to sell, she just keeps telling us that she..

Annuity fears

I’m VERY concerned about this debt ceiling. I was thinking of moving some of my retirement (annuity) to a CD..

Signing up for Social Security

Terry, I turned 65 last March, I am thinking about taking my pension December of 2023. As owner of the..

Fiduciary financial advisor in mchenry/lake co il.

I’m concerned about both my traditional and Roth IRAs with Merrill Lynch. It seems they charge fees comparable to any/all..

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