retirement planning

The day you enlist is the day you should start planning for retirement

A military career is like no other. Yet it has something in common with all careers. You can’t start too soon on retirement planning.

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The leaves are drying already — so it’s time to think about end-of-year retirement

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Another column on retirement. This time, I’m joining you

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TSP participants could save longer under Secure Act 2.0

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Life after lockdown: New spouse, new career, status quo?

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How long will you live? How’s your cash flow?

For many people nearing retirement, running out of money is one of the top fears. Unless they work for the federal government.

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Timing your last day at work (Part 2)

The decision to pull the plug depends on the job, your family situation, health, financial goals and, maybe, whether you’re a glass-half-full versus…

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FILE - In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in two of the term’s most closely watched cases over whether federal civil rights law protects LGBT people from job discrimination. The cases Tuesday, Oct. 8, are the court’s first on LGBT rights since Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement and replacement by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Planning to work ’til you drop? Why not? (Part 1)

Some experts in retirement planning believe that many feds with memories of the Great Recession of 2008-2009 are working longer than they have to.

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