Report Suggests Strategies to Meet Goal of Longer Career
A majority of workers expects to remain in the workplace beyond age 65, traditionally a common retirement target date, but …More
A majority of workers expects to remain in the workplace beyond age 65, traditionally a common retirement target date, but …More
If you are involuntarily separated from federal employment–for example, because of a RIF, transfer of function outside your commuting area, …More
If you’re facing ever-steeper property tax bills, consider appealing. Your home might be overvalued and an appeal could save you …More
To report a change in address after retirement, go to www.servicesonline.opm.gov or write to Office of Personnel Management, Retirement Operations …More
The Social Security Administration has said that “there are no right or wrong answers” regarding when someone eligible for benefits …More
Assets such as real estate, business interests, collectibles, personal property, and intellectual property may have to be assigned a value …More
The top two members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging have asked the SSA and the GSA to explain …More
Federal Employees Health Benefits program carriers are obligated to follow standard coordination of benefit rules established by the National Association …More
As part of your estate planning, don’t forget to consider a power of attorney. This document names someone else to …More
Retirement planning often is based on an assumption that certain expenses will decrease and the household will be able to …More
FERS employees who want to retire but aren’t eligible for an immediate unreduced annuity under standard age and years of …More
Traditionally, term life insurance covered a one-year period. Then the coverage was renewed, at a higher price. Recently, such policies …More
The Social Security Administration has said that “there are no right or wrong answers” regarding when someone eligible for benefits …More
When planning for retirement, one crucial step is to make sure you’re getting service credit for all your working time …More
One way to hold down the cost of disability insurance is to extend the “elimination” period before disability benefits begin. …More
A majority of workers expects to remain in the workplace beyond age 65, traditionally a common retirement target date, but …More
If you are approved for phased retirement, you’ll receive additional credit for that service toward your full retirement. While you …More
If you have a student in college or soon will, an insurance checkup is probably necessary. Renter’s insurance: Regardless of …More
A recent federal appeals court decision could make it easier for federal retirees to succeed in a claim that they …More
Employees should review their official personnel folders–whether that’s in electronic format, still on paper or both–on a regular basis as …More
As part of your financial and estate planning, you should make arrangements for your care in case you become incapacitated. …More
Social Security suffers from a “missing trust fund” that could be restored by increasing taxes in any of several ways, …More
In order to reduce the tax you pay on investments held in a taxable account–that is, outside of a tax-favored …More
OPM has said it opposes an idea, raised over the years as proposed legislation, to centralizing purchasing of prescription drugs …More
Every trust has a trustee, who holds property for one or more beneficiaries. Indeed, the most important person in the …More
Many workers are planning to continue in the workforce longer than their counterparts of prior years and their best prospect …More
While the basic federal retirement program offers only a few ways to structure survivor benefits, the Thrift Savings Plan offers …More
Adding a teenaged driver to a parent’s auto insurance policy is costly but there are ways to hold down costs. …More
A recent budget document from OPM sets goals for processing of benefit applications for new retirees and for retirement-related customer …More
Retirees whose eligibility for FEHB ends in general cannot get back into the program. Thus, extreme care must be used …More
TSP | L Income | L 2020 | L 2030 | L 2040 | L 2050 | G Fund | F Fund | C Fund | S Fund | I Fund |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | -2.74% | % | -8.53% | -10.48% | -12.13% | 1.41% | -7.86% | -12.58% | -20.48% | -14.77% |
Jul | 2.21% | % | 5.00% | 5.92% | 6.71% | 0.26% | 2.47% | 9.22% | 10.32% | 5.15% |
1 yr | -1.19% | % | -5.62% | -7.24% | -8.64% | 2.02% | -8.87% | -4.64% | -21.59% | -13.46% |