Another year, another step toward ditching the WEP?
Occasionally, I’ll get an email or a question from a federal retiree about the Windfall Elimination Provision.
The WEP is so…
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October COLA reveal will jolt many retirees
The January cost-of-living adjustment for federal, military, and Social Security retirees is expected to be between 5% and 6%.…
Congressional inaction on debt ceiling causes Treasury to take action with Thrift…
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If you’ve got a house, car, bank account, TSP, pension and/or life insurance, you have an estate.
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Social Security: Take It now, or later.
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FERS + Debt + Retirement = Very bad idea!
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But being…
DoD taking steps to scope military hunger issue
The Pentagon is taking new steps to chronicle, understand and address hunger within service member households.
After new…
Pay taxes like the millionaire you (probably) are!
Regular followers of the news learned (again) and in great detail what most of us already knew. Many if not most millionaires…
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A major financial decision facing almost everyone at some point in their life is when to take Social Security. Not if, but…