Federal Employees Retirement System

Are you a lifer? Learn to blend FERS and your TSP!

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) requires some-to-considerable thought and work from those who want to maximize their total retirement benefits.

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Gasoline prices are displayed at a station in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left Americans enduring their highest annual inflation rate since 1982. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Is 2022 the start of big time inflation?

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January COLA or January raise: Why not both?

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A 7 step pre-retirement checklist

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The Rainbow Flag flies beneath the American flag at the Stonewall National Monument, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in New York. The Rainbow Flag, an international symbol of LGBT liberation and pride, was flown for the first time at the monument. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

OPM will allow same-sex spouses of deceased federal employees a chance to apply for survivor benefits

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Inflation alert: Are you on the Titanic or the iceberg?

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FILE - In this June 15, 2018, file photo a canning jar filled with currency sits on a shelf in East Derry, N.H. The idea of having enough money to hire a financial adviser seems like a dream for many. Fortunately, there are less expensive, even free, ways to take a do-it-yourself approach to managing and growing your money. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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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Inflation and your retirement timeline

With inflation on the rise, a growing number of feds are crunching the numbers to weigh the financial benefits of working another year or two.

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Worried about saving enough for retirement? You’re not alone!

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Are you saving enough for retirement? Maybe the question nags at you; maybe you wish you thought about it more.

Federal Employees Retirement System

Are you a lifer? Learn to blend FERS and your TSP!

Is 2022 the start of big time inflation?

January COLA or January raise: Why not both?

A 7 step pre-retirement checklist

OPM will allow same-sex spouses of deceased federal employees a chance to apply for survivor benefits

Inflation alert: Are you on the Titanic or the iceberg?

4.9% COLA and 2.7% pay raise: What’s not to like?

Are you a lifer? Learning to blend FERS and your TSP!

Giant COLA: Mixed blessing!

Inflation-proofing your FERS benefit: Work longer!

FERS + COVID = retirement tsunami?

Retirement life: Dining out or Meals on Wheels?

Inflation and your retirement timeline

Worried about saving enough for retirement? You’re not alone!