Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

SSDI and working and am approaching 65

Hello Terry, I am 63 years old and work part-time. I have been collecting SSDI for many years as I..

Social Security

You always mention you get 8% a year more by waiting for SS. Very true, but you never mention that..

non retirement account with Vanguard

I am going through a divorce and have a Vanguard IRA account. I was thinking of taking my RMD and..

When to take Social Security

Another reason not to take Social Security until age 65 is if you are on Obamacare it will count towards..

Social Security

I have reached FRA and collecting my social security. My wife is 63. If she starts collecting social security now..

Cashing in a small pension versus waiting for a pension

Hi Terry, I was offered a pension buyout ( under 20K) and wondering what to do. The monthly pension amount..

Roth IRA for granddaughter?

Best Roth IRA for teenage granddaughter

RMD

My husband and I have a combined $2,000,000 in traditional IRAs that will need RMDs starting in July 2022. Want..

Cashing out my pension?

I received a letter from my past employer offering me the option to cash out my pension of 145,000+ or..

social security –now or wait?

my wife and i are both 62, planning on retiring at 64. Should we both wait for our full retirement..

investments

I will be receiving $125,000 from a business property I have sold. I am not sure what to do with..

SS spousal benefit

Dear Terry , I had been in SS for disability . This last February I received a letter from SS..

IRA Conversion

I am 84 years of age and have a traditional IRA, balance about $164K, which I am thinking of converting..

Covid relieve payments and Nursing home Medicaid

Than you for this oppertunity to ask this here. My mom is in a nusing home under Medicaid care. She..

Tradional IRA

I am 65 yrs old, I had a 401k which I have transferred to a Traditional IRA. Currently it is..

Paying for college

My wife and I have an apartment building that we bought for $126000 and is appraised at $180,000 now. We..

Net Unrealized Appreciation

I am 65 years old and not working any longer. I also have chosen to not collect Social Security payments..

Deceased mother back taxes owed?

Terry – I found paperwork from 2018 and 2019 where my Mother withdrew $25,000 from a traditional IRA and didn’t..

Will and or Trust

Hi Terry! We have 3 grown sons and my husband is retiring. We have never had a Will. Yes I..

Taxes on Money Market IRA

Dear Terry, this is actually part 2 of a previous question about a Money Market account. How do you actually..

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