Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

HSA uses for Medicare

Your article in chicago tribune about retiree medical costs on 1/23 said that HSA could be used to cover medicare..

Monetary Gifts

You have spoken about giving monetary gifts to family members. If I give my daughter money, what must be done..

Unbiased Financial Advice

On Jan 12, 2022 your answer was frozen on WGN news. Would you be able to answer it now ?..

survivor benefits from social security

I will be collecting my late husband’s social security since it is higher than mine. It is my understanding that..

Illinois Estate Tax

Example – say my wife and I have 5 million estate in joint owers w/right of survivor. When one of..

RMD

Can I put RMD amount to my IRA account. I can save taxes

social security impacted by home sale

My husband is 75 and did receive a SS payment of $1641 a month. I am 73 and did receive..

RMD

Turning 72 in August of this year (2022). Have a 401K. When must I start taking out from my money..

Investing

My 38 year old daughter is getting a personal injury settlement. There will be $75,000 that she wants to keep..

Financial advisors

I am currently with Ameriprise and feel like most of my retirement is with me and my 401k, yet I..

IRA

I am 57 female with no retirement plan/401k. Was going to contact My ins. State farm (who I have been..

Retirement moving my457

I’m going to retire in 2024 in 1998 we Were let go from Chicago public schools I moved all of..

Financial Advice

When you appeared on WGN-TV on 1/12/22, you suggested a website but something went wrong. What was the website? Wealth____________..

Single female new 401k Roth or Traditional pre tax

Here’s the scenario I’ve not seen this addressed before. Single 45 yo female, single mom will not be married before..

Is the full cost of memory care assisted living deductible for federal tax purposes?

I do the tax returns for my father-in-law, who is a 95 year old World War Two veteran. While living..

Inheritance

My wife and I have prepared for retirement throughout our working years and are enjoying a very comfortable life style...

Deferred Comp

I’m 62 I retired after 29yrs from my job should I close out my deferred comp and hand it over..

Investing Advice

I’m 55 and married, 3 kids in college with good Scholarships, house paid off, no car payments, zero debts. I..

IRA RMD vs 457

Is a 457 plan considered the same as an IRA when it comes to RMDs and if so can the..

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