Stay informed with the latest federal employee retirement news, including updates on FERS and CSRS, retirement eligibility rules, OPM retirement processing, and TSP performance as it relates to long‑term retirement planning. This category covers annual COLA updates, TSP news, survivor benefits, military service credit, retirement application guidance, and major OPM policy changes or federal legislation that could affect federal retirement benefits. Find clear, timely information to help current and former federal employees navigate retirement planning, benefit calculations, and post‑retirement considerations.
Did you know that your FERS retirement income will have some unique twists and turns? Your retirement income will start, stop and change in ways that simply won’t compute in most financial planning calculators. Find out how your income will change, and what it means for your ‘Gap’.
The author details what you can expect to happen to your federal benefits if you pass away during retirement.
What is the overall impact of the pay freeze on employees retiring in the near future? The author runs some hypothetical numbers to illustrate.
In the second article in the series, the author goes into some additional detail about the three basic aspects of the high-3 average pay calculation.
The House Republican Study Committee has released its 2014 budget blueprint which includes a number of proposed changes that would impact the federal workforce.
Facebook is one of the top holdings in the S Fund. The author offers some detail on what this means for TSP investors.
The author details what you can expect to happen to your federal benefits if you leave your government job before retiring.
The author, who is a retired federal employee, recounts how he left his government career to start a coffee farm in Colombia, South America.
Should the earnings cap for paying Social Security taxes be raised? The author says it has a downside and offers an analysis with examples.
Your TSP can be affected by the investment allocation decisions you make. Here are several things to consider before setting an allocation strategy.
