Retirement
The TSP and Facebook
Facebook is one of the top holdings in the S Fund. The author offers some detail on what this means for TSP investors.
Retirement
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.
Federal Workforce News
What Happens to Your Federal Benefits If You Leave Before Retiring?
The author details what you can expect to happen to your federal benefits if you leave your government job before retiring.
Retirement
Love Coffee? What Will You Do When You Retire?
The author, who is a retired federal employee, recounts how he left his government career to start a coffee farm in Colombia, South America.
Retirement
The Social Security Tax Cap
Should the earnings cap for paying Social Security taxes be raised? The author says it has a downside and offers an analysis with examples.
Retirement
TSP Investment Considerations
Your TSP can be affected by the investment allocation decisions you make. Here are several things to consider before setting an allocation strategy.
Federal Workforce News
Legislation Introduced to Raise Social Security Contributions on Top Earners
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has introduced legislation that would require Americans making $250,000 per year or more to contribute the 6.2% payroll tax to Social Security.
Pay & Benefits
A Bullish Stock Market: Number of TSP Millionaires Up Significantly
Can a federal employee accumulate more than a million dollars in a TSP account? 562 have done so, more than double the number that existed in early 2012.…
Federal Workforce News
OPM Retirement Claims Backlog Jumps 14%
The outstanding inventory of retirement claims jumped 14% in February according to the latest monthly status report from OPM.
Federal Workforce News
Sequestration Lowering Morale, Increasing Desire to Retire?
A recent FedSmith.com survey reveals that the sequester is harming morale and increasing the desire for federal workers to retire when they are eligible to do so.
Pay & Benefits
Sequestration and Your TSP Account
The TSP has provided some information to participants on how sequestration may affect their accounts.