No FEGLI Open Season In Near Future
According to an OPM source, there will be no FEGLI open season in the near future.
Author: John Grobe
Medicare: Part B or Not Part B
Are you a current or retired federal employee who will be turning 65 soon along with millions of other baby boomers? If so, how will you answer this question: “Should I sign up for Medicare, Part B?”
The Best Day to Retire From Now Until 2020
What is the best day for a federal employee to retire? Here are suggested retirement dates through 2020 from a federal retirement expert.
Understanding the Social Security Earnings Test
Not everyone understands how the Social Security earnings test works and how it may impact your retirement income. Here is an explanation.
Social Security Changes for 2012
Lost in the interest over the 3.6% COLA announced by Social Security (and reported in FedSmith) on Wednesday, October 19th, are several other Social Security changes for 2012.
Don’t Panic!
The author says that real and perceived threats to the benefits of federal employees are popping up more frequently. His advice to federal employees: don’t panic.
FERS Vs. CSRS: When A Little Adds Up to a Lot
After “When Small Savings Add Up to a Lot of Money” appeared in Fedsmith, I was contacted by a couple of FERS employees who wondered what the results would have been for a FERS employee. Here are the results.
The OPM Retirement Processing Backlog
This is a follow-up article to the author’s article on the OPM retirement processing backlog.
Rolling Funds Into the TSP
Once you retire, many financial planners will encourage you to roll your TSP funds into a tax deferred option that they will be happy to sell you. It may be an IRA, a deferred annuity or some other type of investment. You may not know that you can roll money into your TSP from certain accounts.
When Small Savings Add Up to a Lot of Money
Sometimes a little adds up to a lot. I recently met a CSRS employee who did not to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in 1987 when he was eligible to start. How much in potential savings did this employee pass up?
