Hi all, I'm a second round choicer giving some thought to bridging to retirement at age 54. I understand I will still get the age 55 bump if I bridge for one...
... According to the official documents: Using Your Future Health Account You will be able to use the amounts in your account after you leave IBM, if you leave...
I checked online for my August pension payment and it was not showing to my checking account checked my account on the Fidelity site and it shows the direct...
... Thanks for the info on the state pool. I'll tell him to research it. He's in Texas. As far as the FHA, you will not qualify at 54, even if you bridge on...
"I read that even if it passes, it will takes years to get it up and running." According to H.R. 3200, page 14: "Y1, Y2, ETC.—The terms 'Y1', 'Y2', 'Y3',...
I believe this has something to do with your bank, not Fidelity. I have never failed to see my Fidelity deposit available on the morning of the first of the...
Kathi - Do you know for an absolute fact that bridging to retirement at age 54 disqualifies you from the FHA? The paragraph you quoted says "You will be able...
You need to talk with IBM HR. The answer they gave me was YES, you would be "eligible for FHA, AFTER RETIRING". You may need to use Cobra to cover you until...
1 of the guys in our group is bridging to 30 years (i.e. Feb 09 to Jan 10) and his FHA account is still there (he will be a 54 at that time). Most of the...
It shouldn't matter that it shows as pending - the money is available. Mine shows the same thing but as of the 1st, the money is yours. They just don't...
... Kathi, fstephens said this: --I was fully retirement eligible with 30 years at age 52 and therefore met the age 30 rule. The question of a bridge to age 55...
Kathi: This is off-topic a bit, but with regards to your brother's situation, let me offer a couple suggesions also: 1) His daughter should be able to get a...
... He hasn't been able to get insurance through the state or her high school (he tried that). She inherited his diabetes and she is now 'untouchable' at age...
Hank to me cash for clunkers is an easy deal for them to do. It helps the company execs shows a profit and it might, maybe help someone keep a job. (so it...
... A very, very real problem, Kathi. One which IBM had full knowledge of when they instituted the FHA in 1999. One which fhawontcutit and I talked about from...
Hi all, I have one other question related to using the FHA. I know that there is a firm requirement that the IBMer must be insured in the period between...
I've had the same experience. If the 1st of the month falls on a Saturday, the monies are not released to my account until the next business day. Fidelity...
Kathi, You may want to have your brother look at this site: http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/ He can then look up which states provide high risk pools, and...
Has anyone chosen this option and can give me any insight? I was RA'd and left end of February. I'm coming to the end of 6 mos subsidy and need to make new...
Insurance coverage from another country is an area I think you need to be very careful about by getting written answers in advance from the IBM Plan...
Somewhat related to the topic... IBM application now 'infers' pre-existing heart condition At the bottom of this artice, they talk about an IBM app for Health...
This has nothing to do with Fidelity. Change banks. In my recent observations, my funds, even if deposited on a weekend, were always available on the morning...
Kathi: Yeah... it's a real problem alright ... and by the time many of us get to age 65 Medicare will be way past insolvent anyway... if the projections...
I just don't understand those who think everything is fine as it stands today. I have met people who have lost their homes over medical costs, those who have...
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090804-711840.html AUGUST 4, 2009, 10:31 A.M. ET Pension Freezes Linked To Long-Term Risk, Not Bad Markets By Lynn Cowan ...
