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(Maurie Backman) Saving money in a 401(k) plan is one of the smartest things you can do to secure your retirement. But it’s important to manage that account carefully. And if you wind up making these mistakes, you could end up sorely regretting them later in life. 1. Not snagging your full employer match Not […]

Private family service for First Sgt. (Retired) Nathaniel G. “Nate” Washington will be 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial with full military honors will be 11 a.m. at Fort Sill National Cemetery Elgin.

One financial adviser says he’s seeing more people in their early 60s partially retire for a variety of reasons SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — During the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of people have considered leaving the workforce. If you’re in the back half of your career, there are a few things to consider if you want

The Mets’ version of Robin and Batman are together again. After an interminable wait, Jerry Koosman’s No. 36 is where it belongs — atop the left field stands, in the same elite space where Tom Seaver’s No. 41 hangs. “Welcome home,” Mets president Sandy Alderson told Koosman on a Zoom press conference prior to the

In the summer of 1993, Michael Jordan shocked the sports world by retiring from the NBA. The basketball icon tragically lost his father to a brutal murder and had no motivation left to play the sport he dominated. Jordan didn’t remain out of the limelight, though. Instead of being a normal citizen, the Chicago Bulls

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office confirms that Former Captain Will Rogers passed away Friday night. BCSO says that Rogers served over 30 years in his life to service, and even survived an ambush in 2015 where he was attacked from behind and doctors did not expect him to survive. After

You can use HSA funds at any time. Contributions can be carried forward indefinitely, and you can invest those funds for growth. With the average person incurring more than $400,000 in medical expenses in retirement, a tax-free, accessible pool of money can transform your retirement plan. Many employers offer HSAs, but they can also be

Explaining that he has retired as pastor of Rising Hope Methodist Mission Church, Reverend Dr. Keary Kincannon told 120 guests at his Aug. 20 retirement party at Fort Hunt Park, “I’m not leaving the ministry. I have not retired from my faith. And to quote that great philosopher, Monty Python, ‘I’m not dead yet.’” Emblematic

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — F. Steve McPhaul has announced his plan to retire in mid-January as CNHI, LLC executive vice president and chief operating officer, completing two decades of leadership with the community newspaper company. CNHI is the parent company of The Daily Item and The Danville News and 90 other newspapers in 22 states. “It

New London — Departing Coast Guard Academy choir director Dr. Robert G. Newton was serenaded into retirement during ceremony Friday at the academy’s Leamy Hall. Newton, the longtime director of choral music at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, served 50 years at the academy, first assigned as an enlisted musician in 1969. He left the academy