Pay & Benefits
The New Health Insurance Rates Can Only Mean One Thing
Open season is around the corner.
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Best Dates to Retire 2022
The annual calendar showing optimal days to move on from government.
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Four Rules for Picking a Retirement Date
A guide to deciding exactly when to move on.
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When Time and Funds Run Out
The Social Security and Medicare trust funds are projected to be insolvent in a few years. What can be done about it?
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Sorry, These Retirement Rumors Just Aren’t True
If it sounds too good to be true—well, you know the rest.
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When It’s Time to Retire, Be Ready for Things to Go Wrong
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst when you file your retirement papers.
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Why Does it Take So Long to Get Your Benefits?
It’s a paper-intensive process, and mistakes can cause delays.
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Making Sense of Medicare Advantage
Should you be among the growing number of retirees who are opting for these plans over traditional Medicare?
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How Matching Pays Off in the TSP
A guaranteed way to increase your Thrift Savings Plan balance.
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Go Ahead, Retire Early. But It'll Cost You
There are no loopholes in the federal early retirement options.
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Inflation and the Great COLA Countdown of 2021
For the first time in recent memory, the annual cost-of-living adjustment for federal retirement benefits could increase significantly.
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Leaving as Soon as You Can
It’s possible to retire early from government with as little as 10 years of service. But it’ll cost you.
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Leaving Government Now and Retiring Later
The ins and outs of deferred or postponed retirement.
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Fighting for the Right to Your Benefits
Federal employees meet virtually with lawmakers to make their voices heard on compensation issues.
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Harriet Tubman’s Three-Decade Battle for a Federal Pension
She never did get a benefit based on her own heroic service to the Union Army.
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The Trickiest Retirement Decision You’ll Have to Make
Hint: It’s not picking a date or deciding when to take Social Security.
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See If You Can Pass the Retirement Readiness Test
An assessment of your preparedness level.
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A Mid-Year Chance to Lower Your Taxable Income
For the second year in a row, feds get more flexibility in their flexible spending accounts.
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Long Term Care Insurance and the Pandemic Age
The grim news about nursing homes over the past year has caused many people to contemplate their own future needs.
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