I Never Dreamed Id Be in This Position Im 69 and Have 10000 in Legal Bills from My Divorce Is Now the Time to Borrow from My Ira

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I Never Dreamed Id Be in This Position Im 69 and Have 10000 in Legal Bills from My Divorce Is Now the Time to Borrow from My Ira

I’m 69 and have $10,000 in legal bills from my divorce. Is now the time to borrow from my IRA?

I’m 63, retired and getting $45,000 per year. But I only have about $200,000 in my IRA and still have a mortgage. What’s my move?

‘I have few close friends’: I’m 69, retired, single and have amassed $3.6 million. What should I do with my fortune?

‘It’s so unfair!’ I’m miserable in my job. I’m 58 and have $1 million in a 401(k) and Roth IRA. Can I afford to quit?

‘I retired earlier than planned’: I’m 69 and will have $6,000 a month in retirement income. The bulk of my $3.6 million is equities. Is that OK?

‘I have the father-in-law from hell’: He stole my late husband’s savings — and took ownership of our home. What can I do?

What should my wife do with my Roth IRA when I die?

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‘I feel like I’m missing something’: I’m 68, divorced with two children. I’ve $750,000 and rent my home. Do I need a trust?

‘Who do people like me turn to?’ I am 70 with absolutely no emergency or retirement savings. So now what?

‘I am now an empty nester’: I encouraged my two adult sons to move out. I was anxious and scared — now my heart is full

‘Being divorced, I want to look out for her’: I gave my daughter $100K for a house. She’s buying a new home with her husband. What happens to my gift?

‘I don’t want to stop her from moving on with her life’: If I die first, how do I make sure that my second wife doesn’t disinherit my children?

I find it hard to make friends – now my daughter does, too

‘My father was a teetotaling, fair-minded, liberal-leaning capitalist’: And yet I allowed ‘friends’ to borrow $120K. How do I deal with the fallout?

‘I have little faith in the world right now’: My husband died after a long illness and our joint bank account was frozen. How could this happen?

My sisters want to hide $170,000 of our mother’s money from Medicaid by adding their names to her bank account. What should I do?

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‘I’m a mother in turmoil’: My daughter refuses to see me — and she won’t let me see my grandchild. Should I cut her out of our will?

‘We have no health insurance’: My wife died, leaving behind a lot of medical debt. Am I responsible?

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