Many feds have been watching the progress of "retirement reform" bills each year and making plans to retire, if they could, before their effective date, if that was possible.
Retiring from federal service sounds simple, but federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan says you've got more choices to make about your annuity than you might realize.
If you go by averages the stock market is long overdue for a major correction — at least 20 percent, maybe 30 percent or more. During the Great Recession it was down almost 40 percent.
Thanks to their Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System annuities, most federal-postal workers are in good shape compared to many of their private sector counterparts.
Financial planner Arthur Stein offers his insight on how to get the most out of your TSP on this week's episode of Your Turn with Mike Causey.
Financial planner Arthur Stein has many clients who are TSP investors, even several TSP millionaires. He offered advice in today's guest column.
Financial planner Arthur Stein cautions against investing too much of your TSP in the G fund, because of inflation and taxes. You don’t want to see the purchasing power of your TSP account eaten up over time.
With two months to go in the inflation-catch-up countdown, the tens of millions who receive civil service benefits, military retired pay or Social Security are currently at the 2.71 percent level.
Are you retiring at the first opportunity? Or are you planning to work extra because you like the job or your coworkers and want to build your annuity?
Many experts say that the current bull market began in March 2009 and if it lasts through this month it will be the longest in history. Others say it didn’t start until much, much later.
The Office of Personnel Management's latest monthly retirement claims report shows progress in some areas but the backlog is still not budging.
Today the House is in recess until after Labor Day. Proposed changes in FERS, which would require you to pay 6 percent more for the benefit while cost of living adjustments would be eliminated for retirees, seem less urgent.
Thanks to the FERS, CSRS and Social Security retirement programs, some feds will have guaranteed lifetime payments worth $1 million to $2 million. Are you one of them? If not, what can you do to reach your retirement goals? Find out when attorney Thomas J. O'Rourke joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. August 1, 2018
Thanks to the Federal Employees Retirement System, the Civil Service Retirement System and Social Security retirement programs many people in the federal government will have guaranteed lifetime payments worth $1 to $2 million.
Tammy Flanagan, retirement expert, explains to Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin how wellness incentives work and why health planning is as important as financial planning.