Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Trust/Estate

My long time friend passed away in. July 2021. She had a trust set up for her house and a..

Retirement preparation

I am 61 years old and about two years from retirement . I need sound financial advice to take me..

Inherited IRA

Hi Terry If I received an inherited IRA in December of 2019 but the person I inherited it from passed..

Social security — how do I start at age 70?

I’ll be 70 in July of this year. When and how do I collect social security?

Banks keeping our money, like what happen to Germany many years ago. Digital dollar replacing our paper money??

I signed up with Oxford Investments and since then I get tons of E-mails from every other investment also. Many..

Social security

I’ll be 70 in July of 2022. When and how do I collect social security.

Social Security to a divorced woman of over 20 year’s

Hi Terry, I was married for 20 year’s & got divorced. I was wondering if my ex husband collects social..

Don’t Lose The Beneficiary Bet article February 27 2022

Read your article in the Chicago Tribune on naming beneficiaries of IRAs and etc. Excellent as always. What is your..

Social Security deceased husband

Hello Terry, I saw you on the news the other day and said to myself “this could be the help..

Roth IRA

Hello, I’m 73 years old and I do have a Roth IRA with Schwab. In 2021 I have $ 100/bi-weekly..

file for SS at 66 years 2 mouths

filing for SS at 66 yrs. 2 mouth and still work normal job hours plus OT is a good thing..

Chicken money vs stocks

My husband had his 401k and pension put in stock market after being let go from job last year. The..

IRA, Now What?

Hi Terry, my friend is now 60 years old and pulled her money out of her 401-K at 59 and..

Beneficiaries to accounts

Terry, I just finished reading your column in today’s Orlando Sentinel about making sure you have named beneficiaries on all..

How to calculate IRA RMD

I am 72 this year and how do you figure how much to take out each year?

Inherited IRA

I just read your Chicago Tribune question on non spousal inherited IRA. I was the beneficiary of an inherited IRA..

Getting back into market,

I’m 72 ,retired Sheetmetal with 2 well funded pensions , also have a$250 k annuity that I moved to cash..

Beneficiary

Thank you for your recent column on keeping up beneficiary designations on investments. Have run into problems with latest requirement..

Social security vs spousal support

I get spousal support. I turn 70 this year and plan to take social security this year. Do I continue..

401K default

Hi Terry, I was 62 when I took a loan on my 401K. I was repaying it through an amortization..

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