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 when it is a good time to collect Social Security before Railroad Retirement while working for the railroad.
Learn the tremendous benefits that a spouse of a railroader is entitled with their Spousal Annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board.
Learn if you will have reductions to your Railroad Retirement annuity by claiming a pension and understand the differences between covered and non-covered pensions.
Watch this episode of the Highball Advisors Railroad Retirement Whiteboard to learn the possible reductions in the first year of retirement if you plan to work.
Watch this episode of the Highball Advisors Railroad Retirement Whiteboard to learn the importance of your Survivor Annuity in your financial plan.
Watch this episode of the Highball Advisors Railroad Retirement Whiteboard to learn when a railroader should file for Social Security instead of Railroad Retirement.
Learn the effects on your annuity payouts and start dates by not making 30 years for Railroad Retirement.
Watch this episode of the Highball Advisors Railroad Retirement White Board to learn how to be proactive and what would trigger a phone call to the Railroad Retirement Board.
Learn how to get six months of Railroad Retirement that you might have missed. Understand what can trigger retroactive payment of your Railroad Retirement.
Understand the taxes you can expect on your 60 and 30 Railroad Retirement Annuity. Learn the importance of changing your withholding later in retirement.