Insurance & Annuities Questions

retirement and Long Term Care palnning

I have a Whole Life insurance policy with a face value of 85,00.00. I allow the interest garnered each year..

HSA effect on my Social Security Benifit

I have been maxing out my HSA deduction each year to get the pretax benefit. I am 62 and plan..

Long Term Care Insurance

As suggested we purchased Long Term Care Insurance for my wife and myself in 2012, when we were in our..

Medicare Sign-up/options

Hi Terry,I read 2-3 times that if you have been collecting SS for 4 months,you will be auto-enrolled in Medicare..

LTC Insurance

My wife and I read your article on creative funding of LTC insurance with great interest. We actually have such..

Advantage Plans

Terry on WGN said to get out of Medicare Advantage Plans, WHY?

Indexed Variable Annuity

Hi there Terry! I was wondering what your thoughts are on this product. I saw an article from 2018 on..

Medicare/Social Security

Terry, My wife just turned 65 but is still working full-time. She has medical insurance through her work. Does she..

Medigap plans & penalties

I listen to you on WGN, and want to be sure of possible penalties. I am retired and turning 65..

HSA contribution before Medicare

I am turning 65 in August and have signed up for Medicare. Can I still contribute to my HSA for..

Long-term care insurance

Hi Terry, I’m interested in the value of obtaining long-term care insurance at this point in my life. I’m 69..

Axa Annuity

My IRA is in an Axa annuity. I’m only allowed a minimum withdrawal each month. Is there any way I..

Pension/ annuity?

I am a single male with no children. If a Single Life Annuity ($2,300 monthly) is selected and I die..

Life insurance

Why should we buy life insurance?

Part D IRMAA premium – first time billed for this

This is a follow-up to a question I asked on WGN regarding Medicae Part D IRMAA premium charge of $233.10..

Medicare if covered at work

I am turning 65 soon. I am currently employed with healthcare and don”t plan on retiring until I reach FRA...

Health insurance coverage

I’m curious if you think this is adequate health coverage for my spouse and I as we’re aging: Medicare A..

Funding Long Term Care Insurance

I read your article regarding rolling over money from an IRA into an annuity to fund Long Term Care Insurance...

Funding long-term care insurance

Thanks for that article. It got me thinking and researching. Turns out that due to my medical history, I probably..

Multiple Long Term Care Policies

Years ago I bought multiple different long term care policies(Aetna, Genworth, Mass Mutual, and now my spouse (62)has early dementia..

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