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May 23, 2024

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Are You Physically Ready to Retire

Are You Physically Ready To Retire? People typically prepare financially for retirement, but they often overlook its physical aspects.  When you retire, you want to be in good physical shape to enjoy your life. This article discusses being physically ready for retirement. Planning for a Healthy Retirement Just as you prepare financially for retirement, you

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Are You Emotionally Ready to Retire

Are You Sincerely Prepared to Resign? With all the focus on the financial side of planning for retirement, have you also considered the emotional side to what retirement might mean for you? Working with a financial planner to set goals, figure out how much money you need to save and later figuring out what a

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What to Do One Year Before Retirement

What to Do One Year Before Retirement First, you should visit your agency’s human resources department and let them know. This one-year advance discussion can help to avoid any problems or delays later on. HR will be able to start the process moving forward, e.g., by checking your eligibility and your accrued vacation and sick pay,

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Why You Could File Early For Social Security

You can choose when to file for Social Security benefits once you become eligible at age 62. You can hold off until you reach full retirement age (FRA), which means you may be eligible for a higher monthly payment. Your full retirement age is either 66, 67, or anywhere in between, d…

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Five Strategies to Get the Most Out of Your 401k

A 401(k) plan is among the best plans for your retirement savings, and it will give you more money in the future. Your employer sets one up and then matches your contributions to keep it full of money that can grow when investments do well. If you are lucky enough to contribute pre-tax dollars i …

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Picking the Best Insurance Policy for You

The majority of people have some kind of knowledge of auto insurance, homeowners or renter’s insurance, and healthcare insurance. But what about life insurance? Numerous Americans either do not have any coverage at all or have inadequate coverage, even though it is considered one of the most important types of insurance you can have. In...Read More

Three Tax Errors You Want To Avoid From Making

Thinking that financial decisions ultimately come down to one's desires is not hard to believe. Although individual preferences should influence most financial choices with goals and main concerns in mind, these can sometimes potentially turn well-intentioned ideas into a disaster. These disasters could be mistakes that can have you reaching for the wrong goals, take...Read More

401K Plan Annuities are Gaining in Popularity Among Employers

Amidst growing concern over the aging workforce, employers are finding alternative ways of supplementing their defined contribution plans. The goal? To help employees have a guaranteed income source and to stabilize the financial health of their workers. Many people have mixed feelings about annuities, yet it could be a solution that we will start to...Read More

Law Enforcement and Air Traffic Control: When Should You Change Positions?

Contract positions in the private sector for people under FERS who are retiring, or approaching retirement, are often an option for certain individuals, notably those working as air traffics controllers (ATCs) or law enforcement officers (LEOs.) When it comes time to consider this, you must first make the important decision: is it time to leave...Read More

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