People work for many decades to build nest eggs so they can retire on their terms, but it still catches people off guard. One ...

In an effort to further shrink the size of its civilian workforce, the Defense Department is reopening the Deferred Resignation Program and offering early retirements or voluntary separations to its ...

Recently, I received an email titled “early retirement” from a client who has been working for the same Fortune 500 company for over 40 years. He was planning to retire soon but had not put in ...

Editor’s note: Retire Early in 2026 is part of an ongoing series on how to retire early and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. Part one is How to Retire Early in Six Steps.