Military exchanges open to DoD civilian employees, retirees next month
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WEP & GPO: The twins that eat Social Security checks
Suppose your specialty is making horror movies, or maybe a shocking TV series series, and your looking for…
Long range TSP investors set the pace
When investing for a long-term goal — like a college fund for a newborn or retirement — the obligatory…
Some lawmakers want to rethink military benefits as some service member families go…
The issue of hunger in the military and service member families needing food stamps to get by is starting to grab…
Retirement claims backlog continues to rise, exceeding January’s 8-year record
Two months after January’s retirement surge, the Office of Personnel Management’s retirement backlog has hit…
TSP’s skyrocketing million dollar accounts
The number of active and retired feds with $1 million or more in their Thrift Savings Plan accounts has jumped to…
FERS Retirement Calculator
How do I calculate my FERS retirement?According to FERS, employees who retired received an average monthly income of $ 1,834. According to FERS, retiring employees have had a shorter average…
Frontline feds facing inconsistent access to COVID vaccines
If you are a federal employee working in the field, such as Food and Drug Administration inspectors, Forest…
Tulip bulbs, Beanie Bbabies and your TSP
Many, if not most, investors know a sure fire way to get rich in the stock market is to buy low and sell high.…
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…