Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

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..

Financial advisor

Finding a reliable financial advisor.

son CD investment

I have $56000.00 CD that I started for my son when he was two. He is now 42, working, married..

Retirement

I have a pension and 401k The pension has a balance close to 500k and the 401 has a balance..

Traditional IRA for non-working spouse?

I want to open an IRA I am 58 y/o and I don’t have one. I collect a small pension,..

Retiring and wanting a financial advisor

I am wanting a financial advisor to look over all our investments and give advice on if good , allocation..

whether or not to pay off mortgage with some of my retirement funds

Should I pay off my mortgage with some of my retirement funds? I think I heard you say in your..

if i should pay off my home equity loan

My wife and i are 74 years old and we owe $96,000 on our house. The question i have is..

How to manage retirement portfolio without a professional money manager.

I retired 6 months ago. Although it was my choice to use a professional manager, now that I am retired,..

IRA at Death

Hi Terry: My wife and I each have IRA’s in our own names. What happens if the other person passes?..

IRA for self-employed

Hi Terry! My mother, who just turned 60, has been self employed most of her life and doesn’t really have..

IRA — You’re about to make a HUGE mistake, says Terry

hi Terry ,my ira is invested in a annuity with an insurance co. it has been there 5 yrs.earning 2%..

Retirement — Terry says: relax and enjoy at age 79!

My husbands retiring at 79 on 12/31/21. We received an amount of approximately 446,000 from my husbands mothers estate over..

moving money from traditional IRA to a Roth IRA

I am 67, retired, collecting Social Security and a pension – total monthly income from these at $5100. My wife..

Convert a traditional ira to roth

I am retired and only have social security as income, can I convert my traditional ira into my existing Roth..

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