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…
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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…
Federal health insurance programs are now ‘essential’ during future shutdowns, OPM…
It’s official now. Employees and annuitants will have greater peace of mind about their federal health insurance…
TSP fairly stable for March, major improvement from 2020
To say Thrift Savings Plan monthly returns have improved since this time a year ago is probably an understatement.…
Why the TSP’s lifecycle funds are picking up popularity
What a difference a year can make.
Most participants remember what their retirement portfolios looked like a year…
VBA says it will reduce disability claims backlog by fall, but Congress isn’t so sure
Veterans are waiting longer for disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, as the pandemic has…