Retirement
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With so many feds retirement-eligible, many are likely crunching the numbers to decide if it is better to be retired from government than working for it. Both financially and emotionally.
August 11, 2022 -
Probate can be a lengthy and expensive process that takes months, even years in some cases, to determine how your estate will be split up. Learn what you need to legally protect your family/friends and be sure they get what you want them to get.
August 10, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Marine Mammal Commission has its ethics called into question, and GAO is concerned the Navy is trying to impede Congressional oversight.
August 09, 2022 -
Retiring from the federal government isn’t rocket science. And for some people it's even more complicated and baffling. So it helps to have a checklist to keep you on the right career path.
August 09, 2022 -
Average processing times continue to rise, which kept the backlog of retirements claims 29,224 in July.
August 08, 2022 -
Most feds under the old CSRS program are already retired. About 99% of the current workforce is under the FERS retirement plan, which has many moving parts, many options and puts you largely in the drivers seat.
August 03, 2022 -
All funds finished in the black as well, the first such time since April 2021.
August 01, 2022 -
The House's passage of a government spending package has a few key implications for federal agencies in fiscal 2023.
July 21, 2022 -
TSP investors who put money into any of the 5,000 new funds available in the federal 401(k) plan will do so for two basic reasons: money or passion.
July 14, 2022 -
OPM plans to release guidance encouraging agencies not to ask for applicants’ salary history, but some say more can be done.
July 11, 2022 -
OPM loses some ground on retirement processing times.
July 07, 2022 -
Many silver linings have a cloud. The annual COLA catch-up , the nation’s biggest raise for the most people, is no exception.
July 07, 2022 -
Only the government securities investment G fund managed to show improved returns over the last month, while all other stock and bond funds in the Thrift Savings Plan finished below their May performance and in the red.
July 01, 2022 -
For many people, dating back to World War I, Treasury securities have been a steady part of their personal financial planning.
June 30, 2022 -
On this week's Your Turn, financial advisor Arthur Stein will talk about the future course of your TSP account, and FNN reporter Drew Friedman will talk about the very latest on the federal pay raise. Then we’ll get into the prospects for a large retiree COLA and the issues TSP investors are having with the new system.
June 29, 2022