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.
Many federal employees are apparently thinking of retirement. If you are thinking of retiring in 2008, what is the most advantageous retirement date? Here are suggestions that may be of interest as you mull over the question.
Imposing restrictions on frequent trades in the TSP has generated numerous comments and frequent expressions of outrage from readers. Some readers give examples of how they have made considerable amounts of money with their frequent trading. Should everyone be trying to time the market with their future retirement funds?
All of the baby boomers will be long retired before we have a solution to this crisis that is supposedly going to be brought about by their retirement. Perhaps agencies should be looking seriously at a career development program that can be implemented at a local level and that does not require an Act of Congress.
The Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision can impact your retirement income. This article briefly explains how the GPO may impact a federal retiree.
How does the Windfall Elimination Provision apply to CSRS Offset Employees? The author explains in this short article.
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) may impact your retirement income. Here is an explanation of the WEP and how it may impact you.
If you are getting closer to retirement, the time you may have lost in saving cannot be found again. There are a couple of steps you can take to catch-up and have a more comfortable retirement future.
TSP investors often bail out of stock funds when the stock market becomes volatile–often to their financial detriment. The market was volatile in August. Did investors react differently this time? And what are the trading costs for the funds when the market is volatile? Here is a quick summary.
Public sector employees are saving less for retirement than those in the private sector. Here are some probable reasons for the disparity.
Who will receive your federal pension payments after your death? While an ideal relationship may be a couple getting married and living together for many years, reality can be different. With complex relationships, determining the disposition of a federal pension payment may provide employment for a number of people. Here is one of these cases.
