Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

401k withdrawal

Would like to withdraw money from a 401(k) What taxes will be applied to the withdrawal ? What is the..

Roth conversion

Should I onvert all my IRA to a Roth & pay taxes & Medicare IRMA? Will put me in 24%..

Retirement States

What states currently do not tax income or pension?

Working past age 70 and collecting Social Security

My company is pressing me to work beyond my scheduled retirement by more than 6 months. I am tempted to..

Revocable trust vs Irrevocable

In your presentation at Uline you said to setup a Revocable trust. Is it not better to setup an Irrevocable..

Financial Help

Am 65 yrs old and still working. I have $ 850,000 in my TSP (100% in the S&P 500), $..

403b @457

Terry we are thinking about retiring soon and we have been able to keep our adjusted gross income down yearly..

Keep pension or move to IRA?

My wife was laid off/retired from a job at a big oil company in the area and is now faced..

When must I apply for Medicare and Social Security?

I will be 70 in August, 2021. I am currently employed as an Executive with a mid-size company in which..

Leaving a Financial Planner

What is the best way to leave a financial planner of several years?

Rollover IRA — How to Move the Money

I have a 401k from a former employer that I am rolling over to an IRA somewhere else. What is..

Covid19 need vs 401K

Hi Terry, I’ve been a school bus driver for over 20 year’s. First company I worked for offered an IMRF..

Rolling profit shares over

I am thinking about retiring I have profit shares about 200.000 how do I go about rolling this over so..

medicare enrollment for Feb birthday

I will be turning 65 on February 27th. I am not collecting social security yet. If I am understanding the..

Withdraw social security now or wait..

I’m 63. Do I withdrawal social security now or wait until 67 or even 70! The problem is I have..

401-K — Do I sign up?

Hi Terry. My question is my job offers 401k through my union, is it a good idea to get the..

Retirement planner in addition to Robo Advisor?

Hi Terry. I currently deal with a so-called “robo advisor” at Vanguard. He is actually a CFP personal financial advisor..

Social Security withholding

Is the withholding tax deducted after the medicare insurance is taken out of the payment or before? It looks like..

how to manage survivor’s benefits

I am 66, still working making about $66,000. I started claiming my survivor’s benefits (husband, died 6 yrs ago). I..

Financial Planner & Fees

Current working with a financial planner associated with Schwab. He has done a lot in terms of consolidating our accounts...

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