Financial Planning / Retirement Questions

Fiduciaries in southwest suburbs, i.e. Orland Park

Whenever I google Fiduciaries, I get large brokerage firms or individuals out of state. My wife and I recently retired..

Finance management

Hi Terry, I have 62 yrs old and have inherited my husband’s 401 IRA. I know little about investing and..

Annuity? For a retired couple both with life time pensions.

Does it make sense to have my large IRA in an annuity with all the fees when we don’t need..

Inheritance

Hi Terry, My wife just inherited $375,000 from the sale of her deceased aunt. We are both 78 yrs old,..

Roth IRA transitioned from Traditional IRA

I am retired and have a traditional IRA. Should I transition it to a Roth?

Social Security Timing

Hi Terry – Could you provide any info on how to find a Social Security number-crunching expert to provide my..

Need to confirm info rec’d verbally from Social Security

I am 68 yrs old; my full retirement age is 66. At 56 I left my “traditional” marriage of 35..

social security

I am 64 my wife is 58 her social security benefits will be higher than mine can I start collecting..

contributions from IRA in 2020

On the assumption that the RMD for 2020 would be taxed, I contributed a substantial amount of QCDs to cover..

457 DISTRIBUTIONS restricted

I have a 457 account with the State of Ohio. If I request a distribution I was told the securities..

Inherited IRA

I am the beneficiary of my aunts IRA she passed this month. I am 67 yrs of age and would..

401k

I’M 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE $40,000.00 SITTING IN 401K FROM MY LAST EMPLOYER. wHAT AND[ HOW DO I go..

Retirement Planner

Could recommend a fee only retirement planner near Lombard, Il. ? Zip Code 60148. Thank you! ????

Where to put 10,000 for some growth

I am a 55 year old woman, with nothing, literally nothing! No 401K, no real estate, no savings. For a..

Financial planner

You said Randy Brun was one of your favorite financial planners, but I thought flat fee charging was bad because..

Investment Account

Hi, Terry. We took your advise and contacted a Fiduciary planner. I called Randy Bruns at Modelwealth. He looked over..

Moving money from 401k

Hi Terry. I’ve been retired for approximately 3 months and I’m 67 years old age. I’m going to take my..

Transferring money from IRA to Roth IRA

Since seniors do not have to take an RMD this year, I am thinking of taking money from my IRA..

IRA withdrawals plan

I have a lot in an IRA. I am 68 retired. Married. Our income is approx 40k, from our SSI..

A Financial Plan

Hi Terry, I hope you are safe and all is well. I’m writing to you about my wife’s cousin. She..

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