Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Unemployed – where should we access funds from first?

Hi Terry, I’m a regular reader of your column and website. My husband and I find ourselves in a quandary..

drawing social security

I am a 63 year old divorced woman. I was married for over 20 years. I work and make about..

Estate Planning when assets over 4 million

My mom has stock that has risen greatly over the last few years putting her estate at well over the..

CD IRA and RMDs

I’m 72 just took my 1st RMD from my CD IRA’S. My question is they both reach maturity in 2022,..

Retirement Advice

I am 60 years old and I am planning on working another 10 years (God willing). I have been working..

Will — Husband wont act!

I am 73; husband 74; married 51 years. My husband refuses to create a will, give me burial instructions or..

Tax withholdings on Social Security payments

I will begin collecting Social Security in September when I turn 70. I am a single person. Social Security is..

Living Trust

Hi Terry, we enjoy hearing you on WGN radio. We will be retiring next year and will be selling our..

Will possible 6.1% COLA on SS make it smarter to claim this year?

I will be 68 next month and haven’t taken SS yet. My plan was to wait until 70. My financial..

401 k — not paying attention, need to roll over

Hi, I have 3 401ks from different employers. I don’t know passwords as I never updated info when I was..

Social security — wanna bet?

Terry All things being equal, you only beat me on waiting to take ss until 70, at 80 years old,..

401K fees

Hi Terry, Several years ago I was laid off from an employer where I had a 401K plan through Nesteggs..

Social Security & Federal Govt benefits formula

I am a retired federal gov’t employee & was told by a SS employee that using the fed gov’t formula..

Social security for non-working spouse

My wife never worked because she was a homemaker for my kids and a care taker for her mother. Will..

Social security checks reduced

I guess I make a mistake which I did not know the results. My daughter in 2019 decided to go..

Loan from an IRA account

Loan repayments from an IRA account must be repaid with 60 days if you are under 59 1/2. Does the..

taking SS

Hello Terry, listen to wgn all day at work, try never to miss your on air time, always great advice...

SS benefits from a deceased spouse

If I took my SS at age 62 and my spouse dies, at what age should I file for increased..

SS benefits, 65yo vs. 70yo

Terry, I read your “The Savage Truth” article in the Orlando Sentinel today. 7/11/21. I am 72 years old now..

Pension Rollover Risk

Dear Terry, I have a state pension fund that would pay $6,000. per month also providing affordable health insurance until..

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