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Inflation and your retirement timeline
With inflation on the rise, a growing number of feds are crunching the numbers to weigh the financial benefits of working…
Mistakes you don’t want to make planning for retirement!
Planning your retirement from the federal government isn’t rocket science. Both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS),…
Worried about saving enough for retirement? You’re not alone!
Are you saving enough for retirement? Maybe the question nags at you; maybe you wish you thought about it more.
Maybe you have…
Federal retirement leaps from June to July, processing time hits a peak
Federal retirements in July saw a big jump compared to last year, but the average processing time has swelled to nearly three…
Social Security: Take It now, or later.
When it comes time to retire, most federal workers — CIA agents, TSA screeners, NASA rocket scientists or letter carriers —…
FERS + Debt + Retirement = Very bad idea!
Being in debt, especially heavily in debt, while working is a bad idea. Yet lots of people do it and survive.
But being…
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…
Social Security: Insurance or investment?
A major financial decision facing almost everyone at some point in their life is when to take Social Security. Not if, but…
What to do when the stock market tanks
Investors in the TSPs stock index funds (C, S and I) have done very, very well for a long time.
The market has had…
A quick COLA catch-up | Federal News Network
Retirees won’t know what their annual cost of living adjustment for next year is until October, when the Social…