9/28/23: My husband and I are both full-time public school teachers and we are hoping to someday retire on our pensions. But will they be enough?

9/2/22: I have a pension from a previous employer, should I take it as a lump sum or an annuity?

8/18/22: What should I do with an old pension? Take a lump sum now or keep it as is until retirement, which is still decades away?

8/7/22: With an old pension plan kicking around, I'm being presented with some options. Which should I choose?

7/27/22: My wife is on long-term disability and has two options regarding her pension and we're not quite sure which one to select.

7/26/22: With a large raise on the horizon, and a huge pension at retirement, I'm not quite sure how much and where we should be investing.

6/22/22: I hate my job. It wakes me up at 2 AM and often I am not able to go back to sleep. Thus, I believe my job is having a negative effect on my health. Can I retire?

6/21/22: With a big pension coming my way in retirement, how much should I be contributing to my TSP, if anything at all?

6/19/22: Is my current pension so valuable that I should turn down an intriguing new job offer?

5/31/22: With my husband being forced into retirement at 55, will we be okay given the current state of our retirement plan?

5/24/22: Are we are on track to retire at age 65? With two pensions coming our way, should be be saving more for retirement?

5/17/22: I have a choice to make with my pension, and I'm on the fence as to whether I should take the lump-sum or a monthly annuity.

2/15/22: Our income has basically doubled for an undetermined amount of time, and it has us wondering if we're doing enough for retirement?

1/25/22: Should my wife choose a pension or a 401(k) for her new workplace retirement plan?

Pensions are great, but they're not always straightforward and usually come with a bunch of options.

How much is a big fat guaranteed pension worth? So much that you'd be insane to walk away from it?

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Pensions are hard to come by nowadays, and that's what makes them even more valuable under the right circumstances.

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Options are a good thing, and when it comes down to deciding between a guaranteed pension or a 401(k) with a match, that's a tough one, and one that needs a bit of a deeper dive.

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When it comes to a pension, there's usually a few different options to consider, such as whether to take a lump sum or regular payments.

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When it comes to a pension payout, which makes more sense, the lump sum or regular annuity payments?

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