Recommendation for Financial Planners
What are some good resources for finding a financial planner?
Q&A from FedSmith authors addressing readers’ questions. We share them here to help you with your federal career or retirement planning.
What are some good resources for finding a financial planner?
I’m 67 years old and I’ve been receiving benefits since I was 66. I’m working part time and want to suspend these benefits; however the SSA office told me I could have done this before I turned 67, but not now. Could they be incorrect?
What forms do I need to get to the TSP to set it up so that all that is in there will go to my children?
Does 3 years of Military Time that was “bought back”along with 17 years of civilian Federal Service count toward 20 years of creditable service making one eligible for a FERS 1.1% multiplier if that person retires after age 62?
How do you calculate your social security supplement?
In calculating the 35 highest earnings years for WEP and Social Security, indexed for inflation, does that include the earnings that a CSRS retiree earned while employed in their federal positions?
If an employee remains retired but the spouse works and makes more than 15k, does the FERS supplement drop out?
A FedSmith.com user asks about his logic of not electing Medicare Part B to cover the cost of co-pays.
If you are over age 50, does the maximum contribution you can make to the TSP change?
I retired from the Federal Government on 1/03/2013 and I need to know how my federal tax is calculated.