Turning Your Pile Into a Paycheck: How Should You Invest Your TSP in Retirement?
How can federal employees determine how much they can safely withdraw from their TSP accounts to spend in retirement?
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.
OPM Retirement Backlog Hits a New High
The OPM retirement backlog has reached its highest level in nearly a decade to close out August 2021.
The 2021 Social Security Trustees Report is Already Outdated
The author says that Social Security may be in a more dire financial state than the latest Trustees report suggests.
Understanding FERS Disability Retirement and Your Eligibility
What criteria do federal employees have to meet to be eligible for FERS disability retirement?
Managing Your Portfolio Throughout Retirement
Managing risk is an important aspect of planning for a successful retirement. This is one strategy to help with managing risk for your investments.
Take This Job and Shove It!
Federal employees who leave their jobs before they are eligible for retirement can adversely impact their retirement benefits.
5 Things Life Insurance Should Do For Federal Retirees
These are five things that federal retirees should consider when looking at life insurance options.
Be Aware of the Medicare Part B Premium When Taking Social Security at Age 62
Enjoying your Social Security benefit prior to age 65 means less money to pay the Medicare Part B premiums – for the rest of your life.
What Are the Most Common Mistakes on OPM Retirement Applications?
These are the most common errors that federal employees make on their OPM retirement application forms.
