The Social Security Life Expectancy Puzzle
How long can one expect to live? It can vary according to the Social Security calculator.
Federal employee retirement news: news about retirement-related topics as it pertains to employees of the federal government. Topics include FERS, CSRS, the latest TSP performance, annual COLA updates, and more.
How long can one expect to live? It can vary according to the Social Security calculator.
Planning for your retirement is a necessity. The first step to begin this process is to understand the retirement benefits available to you as a federal employee.
What do Santa Claus, the Social Security Trust Fund and the Tooth Fairy have in common? According to the author, they are all myths. He explains why the Social Security trust fund does not exist.
The author says that federal employees have much to be thankful for when it comes to generating income in retirement.
Changes are coming to the nation’s health insurance system. How will federal employees be impacted? There are numerous options but no final answers.
What are the roadblocks and obstacles for a Federal Disability Retirement application, filed through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS?
The authors point out that as few as six hours of sick leave can increase your retirement annuity.
The author says that the reform debate of Social Security has two opposing views, neither of which would actually reform the existing system.
A common misconception about federal employee retirement benefits is that you and your spouse must have been enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for five years in order to have family coverage in retirement. The authors offer some clarifying details.
Phased retirement is a new human resources program now being unveiled as the federal government tries to capture corporate knowledge of employees retiring to pass along to those coming in to replacement them. Here is a quick summary of the new program.