Federal Employees Retirement System

Retirement life: Dining out or Meals on Wheels?

Time, especially for federal workers under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), can be on your side. If you plan wisely and begin early.

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If reading or hearing the news has become more depressing each year, there is good news for the federal family. Finally.

Federal, military and Social Security retirees are in line for a cost of living adjustment that could be their biggest in more than a decade.

By working another two years, an employee earning $80,000 per year can boost their retirement income by almost $30,000.