What would you like to learn about in 2008? If there is a topic related to retirement planning that you want me to write about (or write more about, or write about in a different way), let me know in the comments section -- I'm all ears.
As many of us do this time of year, I'm cleaning house. I thought that a good thing to do in my first column of 2008 would be to organize the past two years of Retirement Planning columns in a useful way. After reviewing the questions that readers post each week in the comments section, I know that many answers can be found in a previous column.Pick an old favorite or a topic that you wish to learn more about from the list below and -- as my mother used to say at the end of one of her favorite recipes -- "Enjoy!"Best Date to Retire
- Retirement Dates: Q&A Aug. 3, 2007
- Best Dates to Retire 2008 July 27, 2007
- When to Retire July 20, 2007
- Best Dates to Retire 2007 Nov. 3, 2006
- A Great Date to Retire Feb. 3, 2006
- A Little Lower Oct. 12, 2007
- Going Private Oct. 5, 2007
- Public or Private? Sept. 14, 2007
- Laboring Another Day Aug. 31, 2007
- Retiring Women June 15, 2007
- Should I Stay or Should I Go? Feb. 23, 2007
- The Early Way Out May 26, 2006
- Leaving Early May 19, 2006
- Really, You Can Retire! March 17, 2006
- You Can Afford To Retire! March 3, 2006
- Last-Minute Tips Dec. 14, 2007
- The Retirement Process June 22, 2007
- Retirement Checklist June 8, 2007
- Getting Ready Jan. 5, 2007
- Are You Ready? July 14, 2006
- Smoothing the Transition June 23, 2006
- Taking Your (Sick) Leave Feb. 9, 2007
- Taking Your Lumps Jan. 19, 2007
- Catch-62 Sept. 21, 2007
- A Whole Different Kind of Service June 1, 2007
- Crediting Volunteer Service May 25, 2007
- Computing Your Service May 18, 2007
- Service Interruption March 16, 2007
- Part-Time Rules, Part Two March 9, 2007
- Part-Time Rules, Part One March 2, 2007
- Mixing Civilian and Military Retirement June 30, 2006
- Military Service Payback Feb. 24, 2006
- Redepositing CSRS Refunds Feb. 17, 2006
- Buying Retirement Credit Feb. 10, 2006
- Getting Credit Jan. 27, 2006
- 'Survivor:' Federal Edition Jan. 12, 2007
- Federal Couples July 7, 2006
- Who's Your Beneficiary? May 12, 2006
- Spousal Benefits March 10, 2006
- Feeling Special: Q&A Aug. 17, 2007
- Feeling Special Aug. 10, 2007
- Eligibility: Facts and Myths July 6, 2007
- Deferred vs. Postponed June 29, 2007
- Retirement Estimate: The Details May 11, 2007
- Basic Retirement Computations May 4, 2007
- Estimating Your Benefits April 27, 2007
- Supplementary Information Feb. 2, 2007
- Supplementing FERS Jan. 26, 2007
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E Aug. 24, 2007
- Short-Term Benefits Feb. 16, 2007
- Looking Ahead Dec. 22, 2006
- Single Concerns July 21, 2006
- A Thoroughly Modern Retirement System June 2, 2006
- Voluntary Benefits May 5, 2006
- Best of Both Worlds April 14, 2006
- CSRS vs. FERS: The Reaction April 7, 2006
- CSRS vs. FERS March 31, 2006
- Back to Work, Again March 30, 2007
- Back to Work March 23, 2007
- Ensuring a Healthy Retirement June 16, 2006
- Part B Or Not Part B? Sept. 28, 2007
- More on Medicare April 28, 2006
- Medicare ABCs April 21, 2006
- Life Insurance Options, Part Two Sept. 22, 2006
- Life Insurance Options, Part One Sept. 15, 2006
- The Long Haul: Part Three Aug. 11, 2006
- The Long Haul: Part Two Aug. 4, 2006
- The Long Haul: Part One July 28, 2006
- Gone With the Windfall Sept. 1, 2006
- Offsetting Penalty June 9, 2006
- The TSP's Future -- and Yours July 13, 2007
- Honey Pot April 20, 2007
- TSP Withdrawal Quiz April 13, 2007
- Life Expectancy vs. Life Annuity April 6, 2007
- Withdrawal Options March 24, 2006
- Counting COLAs Oct. 20, 2006
- COLA Wars Sept. 8, 2006
- Tax Changes: Part Two Aug. 25, 2006
- Tax Changes: Part One Aug. 18, 2006
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