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Who’s Not Affected by the Government Pension Offset

Published: August 31, 2021

A Social Security provision primarily of interest to employees and retirees under CSRS is the “government pension offset,” which could …More

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Some Finer Points of Retirement COLAs

Published: July 28, 2021

When you retire, your base annuity will be computed and will be increased by cost of living adjustments under the …More

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Tailoring a TSP Annuity

Published: June 30, 2021

An annuity is just one of the available TSP withdrawal elections and in practice is the least-used. However, before you …More

TSP	L Income	L 2020	L 2030	L 2040	L 2050	G Fund	F Fund	C Fund	S Fund	I Fund
1 yr	7.37%	%	18.54%	22.22%	25.50%	1.15%	0.12%	31.13%	43.73%	26.32%
YTD	4.43%	%	10.54%	12.46%	14.12%	0.88%	-0.55%	21.56%	16.31%	11.70%
Aug	0.63%	%	1.50%	1.77%	1.99%	0.11%	-0.18%	3.03%	2.00%	1.76%

TSP

L Income

L 2020

L 2030

L 2040

L 2050

G Fund

F Fund

C Fund

S Fund

I Fund

1 yr

7.37%

18.54%

22.22%

25.50%

1.15%

0.12%

31.13%

43.73%

26.32%

YTD

4.43%

10.54%

12.46%

14.12%

0.88%

-0.55%

21.56%

16.31%

11.70%

Aug

0.63%

1.50%

1.77%

1.99%

0.11%

-0.18%

3.03%

2.00%

1.76%

Retirement Benefits

Who’s Not Affected by the Government Pension Offset

Some Finer Points of Retirement COLAs

Tailoring a TSP Annuity

What Unused Sick Leave Will and Won’t Do for You at Retirement (Published: May 26, 2021)

Calculating Service Credit for Sick Leave At Retirement (Published: May 21, 2021)

Dotting the Is and Crossing the Ts on Your Retirement Application (Published: May 6, 2021)

Doing a Cost-Benefit Analysis on a Survivor Annuity (Published: April 8, 2021)

Exceptions to the FEHB ‘Five-Year Rule’ Exist, but They Aren’t Common (Published: March 3, 2021)

FEHB and FEGLI Benefits for Surviving Children (Published: February 4, 2021)

Survivor Benefits Before, After Retirement Differ (Published: January 12, 2021)

Annual Leave Cash-in Just ahead for Retiring Employees (Published: December 3, 2020)

What Providing a Survivor Benefit Would Cost—and What It’s Worth (Published: November 5, 2020)

WEP, GPO: Two Potential Reductions in Benefits (Published: October 7, 2020)

Reemployed Retirees Again Become Eligible for Insurance Tax Break (Published: September 9, 2020)

Understanding the Differences between FEHB and FLTCIP (Published: August 13, 2020)

The Insurable Interest Annuity: A Variant form of Survivor Benefit (Published: July 16, 2020)

Your Options If an FEHB Plan Denies a Claim (Published: June 11, 2020)

TSP Loan Considerations for Those Near Retirement (Published: May 11, 2020)

OPF: Tweak Your Personnel Folder for Maximum Benefits (Published: April 7, 2020)

How Family Members Can Benefit from Your Social Security Benefits (Published: March 5, 2020)