My head is healing up nicely now. It gets better when I stop beating it against the wall in my office. My business partners have grown to recognize the thumping, pounding sound. It’s just an occupational hazard that comes with being in the retirement income planning business. I sell annuities. “Did you know that running [...]
Many pension programs both in the private and public sector offer a “Spousal Survivor Benefit.” If the primary pensioner dies first—the spouse gets a percentage, usually not all, of the regular monthly pension received before death. If selected, this nice benefit comes at a not-so-nice cost. The provider of the monthly pension is now going [...]
One day Little Red Riding Hood was walking across town to her Grandma’s house. She was carrying her favorite basket which she always used when bringing things to Grandma’s, except today in the basket she would be carrying something very, very valuable and important—in the basket would be Grandma’s life savings. Grandma was retiring after [...]
Longevity Risk, Investment Risk Withdrawal Options, IRS Life-Span, Assumed Growth, Payment Adjustments Control of Assets, Beneficiaries T.S.P Modernization Act of 2017 When you retire, there are some decisions to consider that will impact the financial quality of your future years. For Federal and USPS employees, nothing is more critical than managing your TSP funds properly. [...]
