Whether you just started teaching or you have decades of experience instructing our country’s youth, you have probably thought about your retirement. You know you have a teacher pension plan, but what does that mean? And, will it offer a stable retirement? The truth is pensions...
Texas Teacher Retirement Advice As a teacher in Texas, it is important to be aware of everything about your retirement benefits in order to make sound financial planning decisions for the future. It is never too early to start learning about your retirement benefits and pension...
Retirement is an exciting new chapter in life. But it requires a lot of preparation. If you are preparing for retirement in California, you’ll need to start plotting out which options, resources and strategies you’ll need. And you’ll need to know how long you have...
The retirement planning process can be tricky. The average American spends roughly 20 years in retirement and many employees are unprepared or lack the funds to see them through. At Appreciation Financial, we specialize in helping teachers and other public employees plan for retirement. Follow...
As a teacher, you have an important question to ask: Do I get social security when I retire? Teachers are technically state (or government) employees, and state workers are not always covered by social security. Why? Because they are not necessarily required to pay social security taxes...