Annual Leave Refresher
There many kinds of leave available to federal employees and it’s worth tackling them one by one. Let’s start with …More
There many kinds of leave available to federal employees and it’s worth tackling them one by one. Let’s start with …More
Recent articles have focused on the impact of certain life events on health benefits; now let’s look at their impact …More
Last week I wrote about the FEHB benefits available to federal employees, retirees, and their survivors. This time I want …More
Last week I wrote about how survivor benefits are affected if you marry, divorce or die. Let’s take a look …More
Previous articles covered the impact of life events on benefits: marriage, having a child, separation, annulment or divorce, and death. …More
Last week we covered retirement rules governing law enforcement officers and firefighters under CSRS. Let’s take a look at those …More
The rules governing Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter retirement are different from those of other employees. Following is a summary …More
If you ever worked for the federal government in a job that didn’t let you participate in the retirement system, …More
OPM recently announced a new expedited process to speed the review and approval of retirement cases where an employee has …More
Although it’s a fairly rare occurrence some federal employees do suffer injuries or face illnesses that severely limit their life …More
Sick leave is one of the best benefits ever given to federal employees. As the name suggests, it was originally …More
Last week I wrote about leave accrual, carry over and cashing in when you retire. In short, when you retire …More
One of the benefits of federal employment is the fact that you can earn annual leave and use it for …More
The Trump administration has signaled interest in eliminating sick leave as a separate category and instead combining it with annual …More
Life events such as getting married, divorced or a new child impact your federal employee benefits. But what happens to …More
Life events such as marriage or the birth of a child impact your federal benefits in important ways. This article …More
Last week I wrote about the benefits available to the spouses of federal employees and retirees, and how to get …More
Planning ahead for life events will save you a lot of headaches in the future. In this series of articles …More
Quite a few of you retired at the end of 2017. And some of you are already working at another …More
One of the best benefits provided to federal retirees is the annual cost-of living adjustment. COLAs are based on a …More
Last week I wrote about the financial difference between having your annuity calculated under the current high-3 formula or the …More
The idea of basing federal retirement annuities on the highest five consecutive years of average basic pay, rather than three …More
On January 8, those of you who had annual leave hours that exceeded the maximum allowed by law (in most …More
I’m writing this for those of you who have just made the leap from employment into retirement. About now you …More
The turn of a year is a common point not only to retire but also to make a career change, …More
There are still a lot of employees covered by CSRS, many of them determined to keep on working until they …More
It’s December 13th. Near the end of a calendar year, only a couple of weeks away from the end of the leave …More
At the end of each year, readers start asking me if they can burn off their unused annual leave. In …More
As the end of the year approaches, some of you are thinking seriously about retiring. In fact, a few of …More
A Medigap plan is designed to fill in benefit gaps in Medicare coverage. While every state has a standardized Medigap …More
TSP | L Income | L 2020 | L 2030 | L 2040 | L 2050 | G Fund | F Fund | C Fund | S Fund | I Fund |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb | 1.29% | % | 2.74% | 3.2% | 3.62% | 0.33% | -1.41% | 5.34% | 6.03% | 2.74% |
YTD | 1.66% | % | 3.15% | 3.62% | 4.04% | 0.67% | -1.6% | 7.1% | 3.48% | 2.51% |
10yr | 4.1% | % | 6.98% | 7.73% | 8.34% | 2.35% | 1.63% | 12.69% | 8.64% | 4.75% |