Retirement

Retirement income can be built in two fundamentally different ways. You can rely on markets and portfolio growth to fund...

Well-known CPA and federal retiree, Chris Barfield, has released his 2026 publication of the “Thrift Savings Plan barbell strategy.” The...

The Wanderer retired from his engineering job at a major Silicon Valley semiconductor company at the age of 33. He...

Social Security can be thought of as a monthly paycheck, a government program, or a political football. But for retirement...

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in a letter Monday demanded answers from Office of Personnel Management...

FIRECracker is a world-travelling early retiree. She used to live in one of the most expensive cities in Canada, but...

Turning 65 means becoming eligible for Medicare, the federal health insurance program that covers most Americans in retirement. As that...

Contributions to the Roth Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) continue to grow among federal employees. The Roth TSP has been available...

The Wanderer retired from his engineering job at a major Silicon Valley semiconductor company at the age of 33. He...

Turning 65 comes with a long checklist. There are conversations about retirement dates, Social Security timing, and what life will...