Insurance & Annuities

Insurance & Annuities Questions

RMD withdrawal

I have an a few IRA CDs and a Tax-Deferred Annuity from Mutual of America so do I need to..

Medicare part A

I will be turning 65 in March and plan on retiring from work in 2 years at age 67 ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plan F Secure

Dear Terry, Yesterday I switched the Plan F Select to the Plan F Secure with a lower premium. Is it..

Life Insurance as an investment option

My wife and I are both 72, with about $4M in IRAs. We have 3 married daughters and 7 grandchildren,..

IRA’s

I originally purchased a Traditional IRA Fixed Annuity in 2006 for a 10 year period from ING. ING transferred or..

changing investment from 403 B Valic fixed account to Polaris Platinum Elite account

Should I consider rolling over my valic fixed annuity account at 4.25% (with no fees) to Valic’s Polaris Platinum Elite..

IRMAA — Help!

OMG my ss was reduced by 450 dollars today-in 2023we sold some income property-had to as the tenant was leaving,..

Medicare Part F

Note: I also sent this in by email before seeing the ‘Contact’ menu option! I just found out last week..

SS plan B & D

My wife is handling her dad’s finances and we were told that social security dropped everybody’s drug plan B &..

Life insurance on ex-husband

I will be the beneficiary of a life insurance policy from my ex-husband. What is my first step before accepting..

medicare

i retired i need to sign up for medicare what plans should i apply

Medicare Part D. Late signup?

Hi Terry, Happy New Year Terry, I’m sure that I’m in this boat with a number of other people. My..

Medicare: delaying All Parts

Happy 2026 Terry!! I’m turning 65 in January 2026 and want to delay starting all Parts of Medicare since I..

Medicare requirement while on group health

When do I enroll in Medicare A, B, D if I’m covered under my spouse’s group health? Thank you.

Medicare Part D charge

Why am I charged $37.50 every year for prescription Part D when prescriptions are covered by my supplemental insurance?

Where to put money from a Matured Annuity at age 72

Hi Terry, I’m 72 my wife is 70 and we have 200 K in Allianz matured Annuities. We don’t want..

Original Medicare v. Advantage Plans

Hi Terry- My husband and I (71 & 67) have Original Medicare and a UHC Supplement. Our total cost per..

Annuities

Hi Terry Talk to Tim from Stan the Annuity Man I know you talk and mention a lot about annuities..

IRMAA bracket correction!

Your numbers for the Medicare groups for the IRMAA for 2026 are not correct. When I read the article I..

Medicare & IRMAA

Hi Terry So glad to see you addressed this in your recent Tribune column. In short, I have health insurance..

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