Federal Employees Retirement System
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Consumer prices are going up and up, which is a good sign if you're hoping for a high cost of living adjustment next January.
July 19, 2021 -
Uncertainty over the size of the pay raise vs. the COLA is causing many feds to rethink their proposed retirement date.
July 15, 2021 -
It is possible to work for Uncle Sam long enough to get and qualify for benefits and an annuity, but still leave government earlier.
July 14, 2021 -
Despite a deadly worldwide pandemic, the number of active and retired feds with million-dollar-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts more than doubled in the last year.
July 08, 2021 -
Consider the following. Delay your planned retirement by a year or two. Better yet, from a financial standpoint, hang on another three. Or more.
July 06, 2021 -
Ever since the late ’90s, experts — both real and self-anointed — have been predicting a retirement tsunami. A tidal wave of office farewell parties that would leave Uncle Sam light in the brains, experience…
June 24, 2021 -
Working slightly longer than you planned can have a big time payoff. And it’s particularly true for federal workers.
June 16, 2021 -
While any pay raise is obviously better than nothing, bigger is better when it comes to the retirement part of life.
June 10, 2021 -
Less than half of Thrift Savings Plan participants know how much they'll need to live comfortably in retirement, according to a recent survey.
June 07, 2021 -
If reading or hearing the news has become more depressing each year, there is good news for the federal family. Finally.
June 02, 2021 -
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.
May 27, 2021 -
By working another two years, an employee earning $80,000 per year can boost their retirement income by almost $30,000.
May 19, 2021 -
When it comes to a comfortable annuity for life, no matter how high prices go, not all feds are treated equally.
May 12, 2021 -
With five months left to go in the cost of living countdown, federal, military and Social Security retirees are looking at a 3% increase in benefits beginning in January.
May 06, 2021 -
Picking the right time to retire - day and month, not just year - could make a huge difference.
April 22, 2021