Retirement & Financial Planning Report

The Congressional Research Service has examined federal retirement data in several reports, finding that the FERS system continues to cover …More

In investing, the combination of safety and good returns is hard to find. One option that has held up well, …More

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

A disability annuitant whose annuity is terminated because of an "earning capacity provision,” and whose earnings in any subsequent year …More

In recent years the percentage of women who have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan has surpassed that of men—largely …More

It’s never too early to think about where you’ll want to live in retirement. If you’re already retired, evaluate whether …More

The anxiety that federal employees and retirees are expressing about their retirement security in light of proposals to reduce the …More

The recession will have a long-term impact on retirement incomes even though financial markets recovered from their low points and …More

Who should be the beneficiary of your IRA? The first answer for many people is their spouse. He or she …More

The Federal and Dental Vision Insurance Program carries some special provisions of interest to late career employees and retirees that …More

The recession will have a long-term impact on retirement incomes even though financial markets recovered from their low points and …More

The Office of Personnel Management, for years stung with criticism of how quickly and how well it processes federal retirement …More

In retirement you have to decide how to best use the money available to you. You want to spend enough …More

An employee is eligible for a lump-sum payment for any unused annual leave when he or she retires or otherwise …More

Older persons in the workplace face misperceptions of what they want and need out of work, according to a study …More

If you decide you want to make lifetime gifts to your kids, what should you give away? Here’s one recommended …More

Generally, federal retirees can only decrease, terminate or convert to a private policy their Federal Employees Group Life Insurance—that is, …More

Largely due to the economy, more workers expect to put off their retirement and for many of them the expected …More

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

While much of the attention on the flexible spending account program for federal employees focuses on using such accounts for …More