Retirement & Financial Planning Report

Raising the age at which Social Security pays its standard benefit is again being mentioned as a way to address …More

Many federal employees who retire from the government continue to work, at least on a part-time basis, and need to …More

Life insurance may play a vital role in an estate plan because insurance proceeds can be counted on to provide …More

Caregiving responsibilities can have an impact on retirement readiness, a report has said, adding that among the various types of …More

If you are an employee who is getting married, you’ll need to notify your personnel office. If you are a …More

A home changes over time and so should how you insure it. Here are some considerations for keeping your policy …More

Retirees who have debt—especially at the level they consider unmanageable—are the least satisfied with their retirement although financial concerns are …More

A will does not control the payouts of your retirement, life insurance, and Thrift Savings Plan account at your death. …More

When you draft your will, you should name an executor. It will be up to your executor to handle all …More

While “gig” type jobs do not provide the level of benefits offered in traditional jobs, they do “give workers a …More

When you retire you’ll have to make some decisions about life and health insurance coverage, assuming that you are enrolled …More

A power of attorney can be invaluable. For example, you might suffer a stroke with no prior warning signals and …More

At the beginning of this year RMG put together a list of the most common mistakes we saw federal employees …More

Improper payments under the CSRS and FERS retirement systems remain a problem, the inspector general of OPM has said in …More

If you are legally separated or in the process of getting an annulment or a divorce you need to be …More

Before you retire, you need to anticipate how much of your portfolio you’ll withdraw. If you expect to take out …More

While employers in general view the retirement benefits as important to their workers, those workers in general are less optimistic …More

You should begin planning for retirement at least a year ahead of the day you expect to retire. However, an …More

In the U.S. legal system, the slightest misstep can lead to a huge award or a sizable settlement in a …More

There are still a lot of employees covered by CSRS, many of them determined to keep on working until they …More