There are a bunch of exceptions for small businesses, retirement assets and other circumstances, as well as adjustments related to calls, puts and straddles.

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Boomer intentions to work into retirement represent a more realistic assessment of retirement overall, but good intentions can be upset by circumstances beyond your control (your health, caregiver demands, job cuts).

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But I want to stress, the ultimate goal for economic policy is not hitting a specific metric, but whether the culmination of your policies lead to a stronger, more secure, and more inclusive middle class where everyone can rise, and where even children born into the poorest circumstances have a chance to reach their potential and where dignified work and retirement is promoted.

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So, as with private sector retirement accounts, the IRS has rules for levies and liens on TSP accounts, depending on the circumstances.

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