What Should You Do If Your Spouse Dies and You Have a Spousal Annuity?
If your spouse dies (no children) and you have a spousal annuity, what should you do?
If your spouse dies (no children) and you have a spousal annuity, what should you do?
At my minimum retirement age, I will have 29 years and I am eligible to buy back some military time. If I buy back the time, will it count towards the 30 years needed at MRA to be eligible for the special retirement supplement?
I will receive the FERS supplement until age 62. I plan to wait until my full retirement age of 66 years 2 months to consider filing for Social Security. Can I file a restricted application for my spouse’s Social Security benefit and delay filing for my own Social Security benefit until age 70, allowing my benefit to continue to grow?
The CSRS Voluntary Contribution Program has been available to CSRS or CSRS Offset federal employees for many years. It can be a very useful option to significantly increase retirement savings. The author explains some of the details of this program.
I am planing to retire this FY. I am trying to determine if hanging until Jan. 10, 2015 for full lump sum (448 hours) is a better option than going 12/31/14 which would obviously get my annuity started 1 month earlier.
If I elect to take the TSP annuity after retirement and I die before using all of my contributions will it go to my adult daughter, my elected beneficiary?
I am a VA employee under FERS retirement. I meet the MRA. Does this mean I would not be eligible for the special retirement supplement?
I am a retired air traffic controller with the FAA after 25 yrs of service. Will I forfeit my pension from the FAA if I accept a job with the USPS?
I recently received a “Certified Summary of Federal Service” and noticed that there were several entries annotated with “FICA Only — Deposit Not Paid” and my SCD is a later date than I have had for the last 25 years or so. Did those unpaid entries change my SCD for retirement?
Could you explain the rationale for the best dates to retire? For example why is Dec 28 better than Dec 31 for 2014?