Retirement planning for couples can be a complex process that requires careful consideration and attention to details. Both individuals need to understand their personal and joint needs, goals, and ...

Seasoned federal employees who survived the turmoil of 2025 might be thinking: Should I retire in 2026? You should make this most crucial and personal of decisions on the basis of where you want to be ...

Throughout this year of VERA, VSIP, RIF, DSR, and the new one, DRP 1.0 and DRP 2.0, many employees are trying to hurry up and learn what it takes to retire. This is an update to an article I wrote ...

Follow these tips to help clients draw down their retirement funds in a tax-efficient manner and avoid common mistakes.

A retirement spending plan works best when income is organized into clear categories. Experts recommend segmenting income, so essential expenses like housing, food, and utilities are covered first, ...

Retirement planning involves saving for future expenses. Retirement accounts provide tax advantages. A personalized approach to retirement planning may be best. Retirement may be decades away. But you ...

Until the 1980s, employers mostly provided defined benefit pensions as retirement plans. As of March 2023, based on the National Compensation Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 63% of ...

Preparing for retirement can be daunting, with many finding it challenging to navigate, especially as the benchmarks for retirement readiness continually evolve. It's no longer merely about building ...

Retirement planning is not that difficult, but it requires years of hard work to build the assets. In this specific case, it ...

WGN Radio’s Tom Fortino from Alpha Wealth Group gives you the latest financial business news, financial planning advice, and more! This week on The Alpha Wealth Hour, Tom helps us simplify the ...

In the fall of 2019, I toured the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Retirement Operations Center—known as the “ROC”—located 220 feet underground in a former limestone mine north of Pittsburgh, ...