Editor’s note: "The Rule of 55" is part eight of an ongoing series focused on how to retire early and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. Part One is How to Retire Early in Six ...

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The skyline of the University of Kansas is pictured. As part of a budget-balancing measure, the University of Kansas has launched a program to encourage certain, longtime, tenured faculty members to ...

MOORHEAD — The Clay County government will offer early retirement incentives to some employees as county leaders look for ways to tighten spending. Clay County Commission Chair Kevin Campbell said the ...

In an effort to save the district $56 million in the next five years, the Fresno Unified School District has approved early retirement for 573 employees, the Fresno Bee reported. Nearly 2,000 ...

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