👴👵 How You Can Plan for Retirement Like a Veteran (AARP Article)

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👴👵 How You Can Plan for Retirement Like a Veteran (AARP Article)

FROM THE ARTICLE: How to Plan for Retirement Like a Veteran.

Surveys show ex-service members retire with more assets, less debt and greater confidence. Here are six ways to follow their lead.

By Jon Marcus, AARP.

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Published March 06, 2025.

When her son Corbett joined the Marine Corps right out of high school in 2013, Lara Ferguson was surprised to learn that he was required to sign up for a retirement savings account.

It wasn’t just the military’s focus on financial planning that got her attention. It was that, as a certified financial planner herself, she seldom saw civilian clients start preparing for retirement so early.

USE THIS LINK TO READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.aarp.org/money/retirement/plan-like-a-veteran/

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