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The number of new claims received by the Office of Personnel Management in September was the lowest number in months which allowed the outstanding backlog to be reduced…
I work with an advisor with whom I feel pretty comfortable but wonder if there is any critical info he might be missing because he rarely deals with…
Stocks have just experienced their worst quarterly returns since 2011. TSP funds reflect this market action, and all of the TSP stock funds are down for September and…
You might think that retirement planning is what you do while you are working, and it stops once you retire. The author says that nothing could be further…
In his second article in the series, FedSmith.com author Randy Silvey addresses some of the questions he received from readers on retirement topics such as investing in the…
OPM calls temporary time and other time for which retirement deductions were not taken “deposit service”. Under FERS, deposit service will not count for either your eligibility to…
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said in a recent interview that she would dramatically cut the size of the federal workforce through attrition as president.
Congress is considering a bill that would require postal retirees to enroll in Medicare Parts B and D or lose their Federal health insurance. Is this the future…
How much of a COLA increase will federal retirees have in 2016? Any increase at all is looking highly unlikely.
I was employed in a law enforcement officer position and retired under FERS. I am collecting my annuity and the "bridge." I have an opportunity to be hired…