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 decisions a railroader needs to make when starting their Railroad Retirement when you are the only spouse working.
Learn how the Railroad Retirement Survivor Annuity is calculated for railroaders with thirty years of service versus those railroaders without their thirty.
Learn the impact on the Railroad Retirement Spousal Annuity when you pass away.
Learn the impact on a surviving spouse if you happen to pass away before the 30 year mark in Railroad Retirement.
Learn what happens to this railroader's Service and Age Railroad Retirement annuity when he leaves the railroad at age 50.
Learn the U.S. Government positions that will allow a railroader to keep their Current Connection for Railroad Retirement.
Learn the effect on your Current Connection by taking a non-railroad position before starting your Railroad Retirement
Learn the strategies a widow should employ when claiming a railroader's Railroad Retirement Survivor Annuity.
Learn possible ways to recreate the Railroad Retirement Survivor Annuity so you family is protected if you should pass away early.
Learn how the Railroad Retirement Survivor Annuity calculation could have detrimental effect on your survivor's retirement income.