The Retirement Mindgame

The Retirement Mindgame

Your outlook may influence your financial outcome.What kind of retirement do you think you’ll have? Qualitatively speaking, what if the success or failure of your retirement begins with your perception of retirement?   A whole field of study has emerged on the...
TSP Withdrawal Options Are Changing

TSP Withdrawal Options Are Changing

New rules could soon mean more flexibility. By 2020, federal employees with Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts should have new withdrawal choices for their invested assets. New rules are scheduled to be implemented through the TSP Modernization Act, permitting TSP...
Health-Care Costs Could Eat Up Your Retirement Savings

Health-Care Costs Could Eat Up Your Retirement Savings

A new estimate may convince you to work forever—if you can. In a perfect world, the largest expenses in retirement would be for fun things like travel and entertainment. In the real world, retiree health-care costs can take an unconscionably big bite out of savings....