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Early Retirement Guide
This year Business Week's annual retirement guide covers steps everyone can do now to get out early! Find advice for your 20s, 30s, ..., tips as your nearing your target date, and how to take the unexpected early plunge.
Next: Take the unexpected plunge: Analyze the Buyout OfferMore on Retirement
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The Buyout Offer:
How Much Severence?Perhaps you weren't planning to retire early. But then your employer springs a buyout offer that would have you packing up in a hurry. Considerations that matter:
If you're leaving five years early, how much severance pay would you need to take the plunge?
More About Severance Pay
Next: Taxes on Lump SumMore on Retirement
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The Buyout Offer:
Watchout for Taxes
Severance pay is taxable, so if you take all the money at once, you'll have to pay taxes on the severance and the salary you've earned in that year. That could easily push you into a higher tax bracket.
More About Tax Considerations
Next: PensionsMore on Retirement
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The Buyout Offer:
Ask for Full Pension
If you have a defined benefit plan, your company may give you credit for extra years worked to boost the pension or speed up its effective date. Sometimes you can arrange for a lump sum in lieu of a monthly payout.
More About Pension Matters
Next: Health InsuranceMore on Retirement
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The Buyout Offer:
Health Insurance Costs
Employers are not required to offer you subsidized health insurance -- and if they do, they can cut it off as long as they give notice, usually 60 days.
More About Health Insurance
Next Slide: Lawsuit WaiverMore on Retirement
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The Buyout Offer:
Lawsuit Waiver
As a condition of the buyout, companies often ask employees to sign a waiver forfeiting their right to sue.
Sign the Waiver?
Next: NegotiationsMore on Retirement
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The Buyout Offer:
Negotiate More?
Though most companies offer a preset early retirement package, other items executives negotiate are company stock options and insurance.
Negotiate More?
Next: Early Retirement PlansMore on Retirement
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How to Reach Early Retirement -- Early!
What factors do you need to consider if you want to retire early? See how buying a house, having kids and portfolio management affect longterm retirement goals:
Early Planning in Your 20s
Early Planning in Your 30s
Early Planning in Your 40s
Early Planning in Your 50s
SS: Early Retirement Steps
Next: Retire a MillionaireMore on Retirement
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From AOL:
Retire a Millionaire
Aside from winning the lottery or selling your own company, what does it take to retire with a million-dollar nest egg? Here's the bottom line:
Retire a Millionaiare
Next: More From AOL MoneyMore on Retirement
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AOL Money & Finance: We'll help you make it, save it and spend it wisely.
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