The Helper locomotive is there to assist trains to get over steep grades. This blog serves the same purpose. It is here to help give ideas to get you over those steep financial grades that lie ahead of you. I hope you enjoy!
Learn the type of earned income that counts towards your Tier 2 in Railroad Retirement and understand the importance of your highest 60 months of earnings.
Learn the impact on the spousal annuity when a widow starts their Railroad Retirement Survivor Annuity.
Learn what your spouse can expect in benefits from Railroad Retirement when it is time to start their benefits.
Learn a strategy a spouse of a working railroader can employ in order to get their Railroad Retirement benefits started.
Learn the impact on Railroad Retirement when called up for active military service.
Learn if this railroader should start their Social Security and understand the importance of waiting for your Full retirement Age before claiming your Social Security benefits while continuing to work.
Learn the decisions a railroader needs to make when starting their Railroad Retirement when you are the only spouse working.
Learn the impact on your annual tax bill for Railroad Retirement if the Congress eliminates taxes on Social Security.
Learn how the Railroad Retirement Survivor Annuity is calculated for railroaders with thirty years of service versus those railroaders without their thirty.
Learn how a spouse is entitled to retroactive Social Security benefits by switching from their spousal Railroad Retirement to their Social Security.