We’ll take a look at my plan for the first time and explore means to improve it. I’ll cover the military retirement options that are currently available and why I chose this route. Briefly discuss how ...

Our country requires capable armed forces in defense of our security and interests abroad. As former service members, we understand how critical pay and benefits are to our troopers and their families ...

Brief overview of dividend income and current accounts associated. Discuss means of creating passive income before retiring. We’ll look at the Thrift Savings Plan and why service members should be ...

In his clearest statement on the subject to date, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Friday that if the military retirement system changes, it will not affect serving service members. “I will not ...

This past summer, the Employee Benefit Research Institute rolled out its 34th annual Retirement Confidence Survey. I detailed some of the high-level findings in this article, including a positive ...

If I had a dollar for every time someone told me they'd "start saving for retirement later" or "we will get to it after ...," then I'd have, well, a much bigger retirement fund. The thing about ...

It sounds like a pretty good deal: Retire at age 38 after 20 years of work and get a monthly pension of half your salary for the rest of your life. All you have to do is join the military. As the ...

The current military retirement system, like a lot of the military personnel system, is a relic of the draft era that has gone largely unchanged for more than 100 years. It’s unfair to our veterans, ...