Title: 4 Critical Federal Retirement Decisions
Article Snip: "...Retirement planning is a series of decisions. Some have minor consequences and some can have a lifelong impact on your financial security. Here are a few examples of critical retirement decisions that can lead to very different outcomes..."
Reference: www.govexec.comTitle: Retirement Planning: How To Get Out Of Debt Before Retirement
Title: Social Security and You
"Some 'real world' questions and answers relating to Social Security"
Reference: www.poncacitynews.comTitle: Is Social Security Income Taxable?
Article Snip: "...About 35 percent of Social Security recipients have total incomes high enough to trigger federal income tax on their benefits. To figure out if your benefits will be taxable, you’ll need to add up all of your “provisional income,” which includes..."
Reference: www.theintelligencer.netTitle: Social Security, Medicare and Retirement Plan Changes for 2021
Article Snip: "...From the pandemic to politics and the economy, it’s been a wild year, especially for those near or in retirement. While some uncertainty remains in the outlook for 2021, here’s what you need to know about Social Security, Medicare premiums and retirement plan contributions..."
Reference: www.thestreet.comTitle: 7 Things to Know About the Military's New Retirement Plan
Article Snip: "...Generally, you need to serve for 20 years to retire, and when you retire with 20 years of service you’ll receive 50% of your base pay. If you choose the new plan, that multiplier of 2.5 reduces to 2.0, so you’ll only receive 40% of your base pay at 20 years..."
Reference: www.doughroller.netTitle: How Much Debt do Baby Boomers Have?
Article Snip: "...Baby boomers have an average of $25,812 of debt, not including mortgages—here’s how they compare to other generations.New Experian data finds that ..."
Reference: www.cnbc.comTitle: Average Retirement Income 2020: How Do You Compare?
Article Snip: "...Average Retirement Income from Pensions: A mere 31 percent of today’s retirees have retirement income from a pension, a 6% drop over recent years. This number is trending further downward. Consider yourself extremely lucky if you have this income..."
Reference: www.newretirement.comTitle: For Feds, Net Worth Is More Important Than Income
Article Snip: "...Here are three big reasons why you should focus on your net worth more than your income..."
Reference: www.govexec.comTitle: Special Government Help for Your Retirement
Article Snip: "...government programs are also available, but many older citizens do not participate for a variety of reasons, including lack of knowledge about available programs and the complexity of the application process.3 Read on to learn about what's available, who qualifies, and how to obtain help along with information..."
Reference: www.investopedia.com