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I’m a 44-year-old military officer planning to retire in four years after 30 years of service. My retirement pay needs to have to do with $76,000 a year, with an extra $16,000 a year in impairment pay, based upon my previous disability ranking. I have a home mortgage on my …

It’s easy to ride the highs and lows of the stock exchange when you’re still working. After all, the recommendations for what to do with your 401k in a down market is quite standard: wait it out. The average bearishness– generally specified as a dip of 20 percent or more– …

Retiring Well in a COVID World COVID tossed a wrench in everyone’s retirement planning, even those who were well prepared. Many Americans weren’t well prepared, which only makes things worse. The conspiracy theory of Social Security not being there for you holds. The typical Social Security recipient gets $1503 per …