The Judicial Retirement System (JRS) was established by the State of Alaska in 1963 as a separate retirement system for its judiciary and court system administrators.
In this brief article, we’ll take a quick survey of the major types of retirement savings vehicles to provide basic familiarity, then we’ll point out the advantages of certain types for various circumstances.
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There has been much debate in recent years about the State of Alaska’s ability to attract and retain talent for state government jobs. One of the biggest issues to address is how employees receive benefits in their retirement years.
As you retire from state service, or even if you are in the private sector but have prior State of Alaska employment, it’s important to take stock of the available benefits.
Facing up to the reality of a failed marriage is one of the most difficult life passages anyone can be called to make. No matter who initiates the dissolution of a marriage, it is tough for everyone involved: emotionally, legally, socially, and financially.
While it is true that the overall rate of divorce in the US is falling, there is one segment of the population that is running counter to the trend: divorces in marriages that have lasted 30 years or more.
For most of us, contemplating the loss of a spouse or other loved one is the most difficult thing imaginable. In his classic book A Grief Observed, beloved writer C. S. Lewis offers this description of how the world can appear to someone grieving such a loss: “Her absence is like the sky: spread over everything.”
There has been much debate in recent years about the State of Alaska’s ability to attract and retain talent for state government jobs. One of the biggest issues to address is how employees receive benefits in their retirement years.
In a recent article published by CNBC about expats, taxes, and citizenship renunciation, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® with The Planning Center in New Orleans, H. Jude Boudreaux,
The main reason we invest is to make money, but it’s also important to understand how the government’s share is calculated and how it affects your outcomes.
What can you do to prepare for making a mid-life career shift? While it’s probably not possible to completely eliminate all the unknowns and the stress that goes with them, there are some things you can do to take control in certain areas.
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