Retirement Benefits Archives

The Value of Phased Retirement

Published: October 6, 2021

The phased retirement program has not been much used across the government but still, it does exist. When it is …More

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

TSP	L Income	L 2020	L 2030	L 2040	L 2050	G Fund	F Fund	C Fund	S Fund	I Fund
Jan	1.12%	%	1.94%	2.34%	2.62%	0.37%	0.20%	1.45%	2.41%	5.94%
YTD	1.12%	%	1.94%	2.34%	2.62%	0.37%	0.20%	1.45%	2.41%	5.94%
10yr	5.32%	%	9.38%	10.55%	11.55%	2.78%	1.98%	15.54%	12.33%	9.96%

TSP

L Income

L 2020

L 2030

L 2040

L 2050

G Fund

F Fund

C Fund

S Fund

I Fund

Jan

1.12%

1.94%

2.34%

2.62%

0.37%

0.20%

1.45%

2.41%

5.94%

YTD

1.12%

1.94%

2.34%

2.62%

0.37%

0.20%

1.45%

2.41%

5.94%

10yr

5.32%

9.38%

10.55%

11.55%

2.78%

1.98%

15.54%

12.33%

9.96%

Retirement Benefits

The Value of Phased Retirement

Who’s Not Affected by the Government Pension Offset

Some Finer Points of Retirement COLAs

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

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

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

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)

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

What Comes Out of Your FERS Pension? (Published: February 23, 2020)

Special Considerations for FEHB after Retirement (Published: February 6, 2020)

What Happens if No Survivor Benefit is Payable (Published: December 19, 2019)

What FEHB Plans Have in Common—And What They Don’t (Published: November 14, 2019)

Staying Atop of Inflation in Long-Term Care (Published: October 17, 2019)

Continuing FEHB after a Buyout or Early Out (Published: September 12, 2019)

The Importance of Age 70 1/2 (Published: August 8, 2019)

Comparing and Contrasting Disability Retirement and FECA Benefits (Published: July 18, 2019)

Health Care Benefits Don’t Cover Long-Term Care Needs (Published: June 20, 2019)

Voluntary Contributions Program Still Available, But Only to Some (Published: May 9, 2019)

A Way for Retirees to Boost their Benefits (Published: April 16, 2019)

Establishing Eligibility to Draw FLTCIP Benefits (Published: March 14, 2019)

Two Special Types of Retirement (Published: February 21, 2019)

How FEHB, Other Health Insurance Coordinate Benefits (Published: January 17, 2019)