What is the best way to secure money from the state at age 84?
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Keep breathing, and they'll keep sending those checks.
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In my opinion, as long as you do not try to withdraw the money early (before 59 and 1/2 years old) a roth IRA is the best vehicle for retirement if you qualify for it.  Within the roth IRA you can invest in mutual funds that focus on bonds if you would like, or more aggressive funds if you like.  You can definitely make an asset allocation that suits your needs and risk tolerance.  Hope this helps.
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Get your brokerage to INITIATE a transfer.  If you don't have a brokerage open an account,  you can walk into just about any bank and tell them you want to set up a retirement self directed fund and they will do the paperwork for you.\n\nOnce official paperwork is initiated, the holder of your funds will have to legally transfer them.
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your best bet is to get a money card and put anywhere between $50-100
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I would start with a secured Visa or MasterCard from my bank or from one of the mailings you receive in your junk mail.  They require you to deposit a certain amount prior into a savings account that cannot be touched.  The limit of your card is based on the amount of your deposit.
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Reverse Mortgages are HEAVILY regulated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). If memory serves the youngest borrower must already be 62, credit scores do not come into play since the loan is based solely on the equity in the home. Before you can get this loan you must sit down with a HUD councilor so that you will understand exactly what is going on.\n\nCheck out www.hud.gov and follow the links for seniors. There is a wealth of information there. Also check out the AARP's site. I understand they provide a ton of info there as well. Watch out for a big scam from companies which will sell you all you want to know about this product. This information is completely FREE from HUD. Doing these loans requires a special certification on the part of the loan officer and or lender as well so not everyone has the ability to put this loan together for you; myself included.\n\nI think this is a great product for folks in their golden years who have equity built up in thier properties and are looking to supliment their retirement income. One big myth is when you die your family looses the property; this is not true. Title never changes from you. Once the last person either dies, no longer occupies the property for 12 months, or the property is sold then the loan comes due. The family can either sell, refinaince or turn the property over if all of the equity is exhausted. You will still be responsible for the insurance and property taxes just like you are now.\n\nI hope this helps but definately check out the information on the HUD web site.\n\nKevin 866-562-6838 x 106\nkruorrock@firstfratelending.com
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That depends on whether you need the money right now or in the near future, or not.\n\nIf you need it, best to put it in a high earning liquid account. Go online to bankrate.com and see the various rates offered with some of the highest rates.\n\nIf you don't need it, investing in something that will make you money over time is a good idea. Suze Orman has great books on money, investing and wealth, I suggest you take a look at her books. Any good advisior will tell you do diversify, meaning don't put all your eggs in one basket. Make sure at least 1/3 is in something completely different than the next 1/3 and that is different from the other 2/3.  \n\nIf you are young (under 30) you can be more aggressive with your money, put it into more growth.  If you are older (over 45), best to be a little more cautious. If you are even older (over 60) you need to start thinking about being in safer investments since retirement is just around the corner.
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Sure, there a number of ways.  If you're 18 or over, you can start up a brokerage account pretty easily and invest that way.  If you're under 18, you could still do it using a custodial account.  Those are probably the easiest.\n\nOptionally, you could start putting money into retirement accounts, such as Roth IRAs, which have tax benefits.
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Start young, no later than eighteen.  Invest in a mutual fund- Washington Mutual has some nice ones- 100$ per month.  When you can afford it put in more.  Then, open a Roth IRA and max the contributions (currently $4000 per year)- trade a little stock (no more than 30% of you total investments).  You'll easily get to a million by the time you are 60.
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It depends upon your financial and life situation.  A retiree on a fixed income that is struggling will have very different needs than a 22-year old coming out of university. \n\n1. Ask yourself what your appetite for risk is.  Is the fear of losing 10% of your money three times greater than the joy of making 10%? Do you have a burning obsession with living a certain lifestyle when you retire?  Are you a worrier?  \n\n2. Look at your future cash flow projections?  Do you want to have kids soon? Will you go back to school? Are you going to buy a house soon?  Is your car on its last legs?  Is this investment for the long-term (i.e. 50 years or 50 days?). \n\n3. Use that information to map out what you should do with the money.  The trade-off is risk for rewards.  Higher rewards come with higher value volatility. If you are young, having improving outlook for future income and don't have any imminent cash flows coming up - put it in riskier assets.  If you are older, have needs for the cash and are a bit squeemish about losing money, put it in less risky assets.\n\nRiskiest assets:\nIlliquid assets (art, wine, over-the-counter securities)\nPrivate Equity (including own businesses)\nCurrencies\nCommodities\n\nRisker assets:\nJunk bonds\nStocks\nReal Estate\n\nLess risky assets:\nHigh grade bonds funds\n\nVery little risk:\nGoverment bonds\n\nNegative value investments:\nDepreciating assets (e.g. cars, consumer items, boats)\nBank accounts (i.e. earn less than inflation)\nCash in coin/bills\n\n4.  When you buy, purchase a diversified portfolio.  On average, you will have the same amount of returns for less risk than a non-diversified portfolio.  \n\nIf you are asking Y!Answers, you are probably need a little help:\na. Look at Vanguard for no-load funds.  Pick a globally diversified fund.  \nb. Look to invest in high-grade government bond funds. Those funds are also available at Vanguard.  I do not recommend high-yield bonds now as expansion of the yield spread should overcome any decrease in short-term rates. In other words, the higher return is not worth the risk.  \n\nHint:  Take a look at your total net asset portfolio (what you own less debt).  If you are an average Joe, you should be about 50-80% stocks, 10-40% bonds and 0-10% others (e.g. commodities) without your house.  Including your house, you should be about 25-50% real estate. 40-60% stocks, 5-30% bonds and nearly nothing in others.
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How about Retired Persons or Mature Persons.\n\nDifferent counties write millages in different ways. The county you are looking into might have a website that will explain its process.\n\nGood luck
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try going to a foreign bank, they can figure out the best price for you.
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I think as long as you have the cash they'll sell one to you.  I used to work at a postal service, and there was not a set age you had to be to buy one.
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Any bank should do. Be aware they accept only paper money.
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If you expect (or want to) receive any financial aid to pay for college, you need to either spend that money or hide it in a (gasp) retirement account. If you don't, FAFSA asks you how much you have saved, and your financial aid package will expect you to spend all of that money.\n\nThe best retirement account to hide it in is a Roth IRA (but you can only contribute to it in the same year that the money is earned, so it might be too late for you). Do some research online into Roth IRA's.\n\nIf you don't expect any financial aid or you don't find a retirement account, you should put the money into an account that earns the most interest. Generally it'll be an online money market or savings account. Currently the best ones are linked below. Make sure you read the terms and understand how to transfer money in and out of these accounts.
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Send me $1,000 and I'll get back to you (just kidding).  There are no successful get rich quick schemes. What works for one person will not work for most others.  The best and most successful way to get rich is through a successful budget plan, realistic and thoughtful goals, hard work, diversification and sacrifice.  At the age of 29 you should first learn to save some between those paychecks. Find out what you spend your money on and spend less of it.  Do not use credit except for home mortgage, and prepare for regular maintenance.  Once you are able to save you will be able to invest in inovative minimal risk investments that will grow over time.  These are and always will be the only sure fire road to wealth.
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Robert welcome to the grey zones, your best bet would be a private insurance person that you can trust and he/she can sit down and discuss the choices in your area relevant to your finances, beware most of 'em want to sell you their's and they don't care for the rest. Besides this part d is necessary in a way, you don't get it at age 65, they will make you pay penalties later, good luck