If retiring cold turkey isn’t for you, consider a phased retirement that lets you scale back at work and ease into retirement ...

According to the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association’s advocacy department, there are several options ...

If so, you'll soon be withdrawing some money you may have in a retirement account. The IRS requires it. It's called a required minimum distribution, in fact, or RMD. But what's the minimum? It changes ...

When determining child support payments, understanding how different sources of income are factored in is crucial, especially for veterans receiving disability benefits. Many ser ...

When a military member is preparing to retire from active duty or from the reserves, there are big decisions to make regarding retirement pension and survivor benefits.

Gambling nearly all your money on stocks in your retirement can look OK, or even inspired, during a bull market. When or if the music ends? Not so much. Which brings us to Monday’s panic over ...

Congress, after many years, finally passed the Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law Jan 6, 2025. This Act repeals two provisions of federal law that reduce the Social Security ...

Pinching every penny got you where you are today — enjoying a comfortable retirement ... you really want to experience and figure out how much they’ll cost. Break them down into your monthly ...

Getting extra cash has never been easy, but it can be particularly hard in retirement ... pay for assisted living care or other needs. Either way, it’s a good idea to do the math first to see ...

Retail giant Costco Wholesale plans to increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, reports Reuters, who cited a memo sent to employees this week. According to the memo ...

amid pay cuts for pilots, he said he cut coupons and cut back on unnecessary expenses. He and his wife of 46 years, also an Air Force veteran, receive annuities that have made retirement planning ...

Later, when you withdraw money from the I.R.A. to cover retirement expenses, you pay taxes on the withdrawals ... when to claim Social Security, how much life insurance to carry and other ...