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State of Alaska Retiree Benefits

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.

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What Women Need to Know about Divorce and Finances

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.

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A Simple Guide to Understanding TIAA’s Unique Structure

In this post, I aim to demystify TIAA’s structure by breaking it down into 7 distinct layers. We will start with the broadest layer (TIAA itself) and work our way down to the most specific (the individual investments available to you in your TIAA contracts).

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New Requirements for US Businesses: The Corporate Transparency Act

Are you an owner of a corporation, LLC, limited partnership, or any entity whose existence is created by a filing with a secretary of state in any state? If so, your business may be subject to new requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting.

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My University Offers a Phased Retirement Plan. Should I Accept It?

Phased retirement programs have long been a tool used by universities to retain key faculty members, facilitate institutional knowledge transfer, manage costs, and attract new talent.
As a professional financial advisor dedicated to helping professors plan for retirement, I’m an advocate for phased retirement programs, but that doesn’t mean they are right for everyone.

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When Is “Retirement Age”? Well, It Depends…

“Retirement age” doesn’t mean the same thing it did twenty years ago—or even ten years ago. From the “FIRE” movement—with advocates focused on retiring in their 50s or younger—to those pursuing a “second act”—a second career following a full first career—retirement age has come to mean many different things to many different people. But what’s the right age for you? Our article can help you decide.

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